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Starmer ramps up the rhetoric as Trump doubles down |
Sir Keir Starmer has used his strongest language yet in dealing with Donald Trump, saying Britain "will not yield" over his stance on Greenland. In comments indicative of mounting tensions between the US president and his European allies, the prime minister also hit back at Trump's criticism of the UK's deal to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, arguing that Trump's change in stance – calling the deal an act of "great stupidity" – was made expressly to pressure him over Greenland. But as the prime minister finally appeared to take a stand against the US president over his threats to annex the territory in Davos, the increasingly volatile president doubled down. In a rambling speech to the World Economic Forum, he launched a fresh attack on Europe and Nato, claiming the continent is "not heading in the right direction" and arguing that the US has "never gotten anything" from being part of the alliance. |
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| The US president has ditched niceties for open contempt – and Starmer has finally come out swinging, writes political editor David Maddox |
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| He blamed the 17 errors on an aide, claiming he relied on others to register his outside earnings because: 'I don't do computers' |
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| The US president has changed his mind as the row over Greenland spirals out of control
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What else you need to know today |
- At PMQs, the prime minister realised what Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage have not – that among the British public, the US president is radioactively unpopular, says John Rentoul.
- As Donald Trump features as the main attraction at Davos, his fervour over Greenland shows the complex nature of his foreign policy as he veers from Iran to Venezuela, Gaza to Ukraine, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley.
- While America is focused on Greenland, there is another country that is crucial to Nato and Arctic security. Could this be the reason why Trump is picking a fight with the Norwegian prime minister over the Nobel Peace Prize? Richard Williams, who is based in Stavanger, reports on the escalating tensions and what Norwegians fear could come next.
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Nigel Farage despises Davos. So what on earth is he doing there? |
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Having long derided it as a jaunt for 'globalists', the Reform leader has relented and joined the world leaders' gathering in Switzerland – because it will be easier to help the US president twist the knife in Keir Starmer, says John Rentoul. Read more |
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What I'm asking for is a piece of ice |
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US President Trump, referring to Greenland, during an address to the World Economic Forum |
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Quiz answer: The Indian Ocean |
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