Starmer should resist calls to match Trump ‘tweet-for-tweet’, says Miliband
Britain’s position would be ‘much worse’ if PM took stronger line on US threats over Greenland, says energy secretaryUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesBritain would be in a “much worse” position if Keir Starmer had done what...
<p>Britain’s position would be ‘much worse’ if PM took stronger line on US threats over Greenland, says energy secretary</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/21/keir-starmer-donald-trump-greenland-uk-politics-live-latest-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/21/europe-donald-trump-davos-speech-greenland-denmark-latest-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jan/21/davos-trump-speech-wef-greenland-bessent-trade-milei-globalisation-business-live-updates">Davos live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Britain would be in a “much worse” position if Keir Starmer had done what others were calling on him to do by matching Donald Trump “tweet-for-tweet”, a UK cabinet minister has said.</p><p>Defending the prime minister’s handling of the deepening diplomatic crisis over Greenland and the US president’s threat of levying tariffs on the UK and other Nato allies, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, declined to say if Britain would respond in kind.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/21/ed-miliband-keir-starmer-donald-trump-tweet-greenland-us-threat">Continue reading...</a>
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