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Starmer vows `I will not yield´ over support for Greenland amid Trump threats

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The Prime Minister will host his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on Thursday.

Received: 12:21:11 on 21st January 2026

Sir Keir Starmer said he will stand up to Donald Trump over his threats to annex Greenland.

The Prime Minister, who will host Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen on Thursday, said he “will not yield” in his stance over the Arctic island.

At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Sir Keir said: “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.”

He said the Danish prime minister is coming to the UK on Thursday, adding: “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.”

US president Mr Trump has threatened to hit Britain and other European allies with 10% tariffs from February 1 unless they agree to his purchase of Greenland, and he has refused to rule out using military force to seize the island.