Leave it to Donald Trump to knock Robert Jenrick off the news cycle. The US President has not taken too kindly to the European contigent sent to Greenland, amid his continued threats to annexe the Danish territory. This afternoon Trump announced plans to hit the UK, Denmark and other European countries with a 10 per cent tariff on ‘all or any goods’ exported to America from 1 February. Pity Rachel Reeves’ economic forecasts…
The Labour government is yet to respond – but help is coming from perhaps an unexpected quarter. Kemi Badenoch has taken to X to throw her weight behind the embattled Prime Minister. The Tory leader wrote that the proposed tariffs amounted to:
A terrible idea. President Trump is completely wrong to announce tariffs on the UK over Greenland. People in both UK and US will face higher costs. These tariffs will be yet another burden for businesses across our country. The sovereignty of Greenland should only be decided by the people of Greenland. On this, I agree with Keir Starmer.
The Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey has meanwhile claimed that ‘Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters’, adding that it was ‘time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House.’ As for Nigel Farage, he has posted that:
We don’t always agree with the US government and in this case we certainly don’t. These tariffs will hurt us. If Greenland is vulnerable to malign influences, then have another look at Diego Garcia.
Full house across the spectrum!
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