"The prime minister will take to the Downing Street lectern this morning, after another extraordinary weekend of diplomatic turmoil prompted by US President Donald Trump. Sir Keir Starmer knows that people and businesses in the UK will expect him to respond, in front of the cameras, to the prospect of the UK and European allies being hammered by more US tariffs."
"Trump has said he will impose new taxes on eight US allies - Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK - on 1 February if they continue to oppose his proposed takeover of Greenland. One long-standing observer of Western diplomacy told me: "This is extraordinary. We haven't seen anything like this in 80 years. "This is pure political coercion against Nato allies over the attempted seizing of a chunk of territory - it's astonishing.""
The prime minister will address the nation after a weekend of diplomatic turmoil caused by US President Donald Trump. Trump has threatened new taxes on eight European allies if they oppose his proposed takeover of Greenland, with measures due on 1 February. Sir Keir Starmer has communicated with the Danish prime minister, the president of the European Commission and the NATO secretary general, then spoke directly to Trump. Labour insiders credit the UK’s central role to a reset with the EU and a working relationship with the Trump administration. Observers call the move extraordinary and coercive, and European options are limited.
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