Sir Keir Starmer told MPs in the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions that he will “not yield” to the US President over Greenland.
Starmer said he will host the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday, he said that Greenland belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Starmer said on Wednesday during PMQs, “I have made my position clear on our principles and values.
“The first of those is that the future of Greenland is for the people of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark alone.
The second is that threats of tariffs to pressurise allies are completely wrong.”
Starmer added, “I will not yield, Britain will not yield on our principles and values about the future of Greenland under threats of tariffs, and that is my clear position.”
Donald Trump has threatened 10% tariffs on several European countries including the UK from 1 February unless he can have Greenland.
Trump has also refused to rule out using the US military to annex the Arctic island, and he has said it is vital to America’s national security.
The Chancellor said the UK will not be “buffeted around” by Washington’s threats of tariffs and Rachel Reeves said the government has an economic plan to “get us through challenging times” and the US trade deal will remain “undone.”
Reeves told Sky News: “Britain is not here to be buffeted around. We’ve got an economic plan, and it is the right one for our country.
If other countries want to increase trade barriers, that is their choice, but we are determined to bring trade barriers down which is why this week I’m meeting with European, Gulf partners, Canadians to talk about how we can free up trade and make it easier for businesses to trade around the world.
And on President Trump, we worked last year to get a trade deal. And as the US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said when I saw him yesterday, he doesn’t see any reason why that trade deal should be undone.”
ITV News asked Reeves if there is anything “left of the special relationship,” she said, “There absolutely is.
“And there’s no more special relationship on military, on strategic issues, than the relationship between the US and the UK.
And that is one of the reasons why last year we were able to secure for Britain the first and the best trade deal with the United States, and that has real, tangible benefits.
