UK PM Starmer says trade war in no one’s interest after Trump's tariff threats

19/01/2026 16:31 France 24

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs against allies over Greenland is “completely wrong” and a trade war is in no one’s interest. Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations, including the UK, because of their opposition to American control of Greenland, setting up a potentially dangerous test of US partnerships in Europe. Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.

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