UK PM Starmer says commerce battle in nobody’s curiosity after Trump’s tariff threats | EUROtoday

On Jan 19, 2026

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated Monday that US President Donald Trump’s menace of tariffs in opposition to allies over Greenland is “completely wrong” and a commerce battle is in nobody’s curiosity. Trump stated Saturday that he would cost a ten% import tax beginning in February on items from eight European nations, together with the UK, due to their opposition to American management of Greenland, organising a doubtlessly harmful take a look at of US partnerships in Europe. Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.
https://www.france24.com/en/uk-pm-starmer-says-trade-war-in-no-one-s-interest-after-trump-s-tariff-threats

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