Starmer criticises Trump for ‘pressure on me and Britain’ over Greenland
PM also accuses Kemi Badenoch of supporting efforts by Trump to ‘undermine the government’s position’UK politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s criticism of the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius was explicitly intended to put pressure on the UK to weaken its position on the future...
<p>PM also accuses Kemi Badenoch of supporting efforts by Trump to ‘undermine the government’s position’</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></ul><p>Donald Trump’s criticism of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/20/what-are-chagos-islands-uk-mauritius-explainer">Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius</a> was explicitly intended to put pressure on the UK to weaken its position on the future of Greenland, Keir Starmer has said.</p><p>In his most explicit criticism of the US president so far, Starmer used prime minister’s questions to link Trump’s change of stance over a deal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/donald-trump-suggests-he-will-back-uk-in-chagos-islands-deal">he had previously backed</a> with the president’s much-stated intention to annex or buy Greenland.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/21/starmer-criticises-trump-pressure-over-greenland">Continue reading...</a>
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