US EditionBritain will not yield to pressure from Trump on Greenland, Starmer says
Starmer rejects Trump's threats of tariffs and force over Greenland, affirming the island's future belongs solely to its people and Denmark, amid wider NATO and European tensions.
- On Tuesday, US president Donald Trump launched a Truth Social tirade calling the UK plan to cede Diego Garcia to Mauritius an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, a flurry of posts that stunned Downing Street.
- Ministers say the Chagos agreement gives a firm legal basis to operate the Diego Garcia, UK-US facility after international courts threatened its future, and the UK government insists Five Eyes allies have welcomed the deal.
- The administration escalated its criticism, warning the UK is `letting us down` and flagging `glitches` in the UK‑US trade deal with no further talks scheduled at Davos, Switzerland.
- Sir Keir Starmer told MPs on Wednesday that Mr Trump deployed comments to pressure him over Greenland and vowed he would not `yield`, while senior figures said the tone was `not normal` and legislation is stuck in a Lords‑Commons wrangle.
- Observers point to a broader pattern as Mr Trump linked the Chagos decision to his pursuit of Greenland, sharing doctored images and raising NATO and Western allies' concerns after last week's meeting impression.
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It's not just Greenland, the world's largest island, that arouses strong feelings in Trump. So does tiny Diego Garcia, which the British want to return to Mauritius. A great stupidity according to Trump, who is furious about the decision.
Trump’s right: Starmer’s Chagos deal is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY
President Trump described Keir Starmer's Chagos deal as an "act of GREAT STUPIDITY." He’s right. The deal involves Britain handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a country with close ties to China, in exchange for leasing back Diego Garcia, a strategically important military base, for £34 billion. The deal was made without
Starmer says UK ‘will not yield’ to Trump tariff threats over Greenland
Sir Keir Starmer chose to stay in the House of Commons rather than going to Davos. In London, he criticised Donald Trump for putting pressure on the UK to soften its opposition to his bid to take over Greenland.
LONDON. Britain is to return the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius as part of decolonization. It is “incredibly stupid” and a reason why “Greenland must be acquired,” claims Donald Trump.
Trump Tells Europe to Worry About Its Failures on Energy and Immigration, Not Greenland.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has dismissed a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron for an emergency G7 meeting on Greenland, citing doubts about Macron’s political longevity, and chastised British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for his mismanagement of the United Kingdom.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.WHEN & WHERE: Remarks …
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