LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not yield to Donald Trump on his opposition to U.S. demands to acquire Greenland, adding that the U.S. president had reversed his prior support for a Chagos Islands deal to put pressure on Britain.
Starmer: “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,” Starmer told lawmakers, adding the Danish prime minister would visit London on Thursday.
Starmer said that Trump’s criticism of the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius was because “he wants me to yield on my position, and I’m not going to do so”.
“President Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different from his previous words of welcome and support,” Starmer said.
“He deployed those words yesterday for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland.”
In response to questions from lawmakers urging Starmer to go further in standing against Trump, Starmer said it was still important to work with the U.S. on issues such as Ukraine.
“That does not mean we agree with the U.S. on everything,” he said. “But it is foolhardy to think that we should rip up our relationship with the U.S., abandon Ukraine and so many other things that are important to our defence, security and intelligence.”
SolivagantWalker on
Wait until your daddy visits again.
SayElloToDaBadGuy on
Starmer will yield as Starmer is fucking soft. He’s already preparing himself to yield by stating he still wishes to work with the US.
Edit: Thanks for the downvotes Starmer Fans, but deep down you know he’s not strong enough to stand up against the orange baby.
Echoing_Lilies on
Good. Sovereignty isn’t a negotiation tactic, and Europe shouldn’t pretend it is.
Stoic_cave on
Good. Capitulation because of bullies emboldens the thug
Royal-Hunter3892 on
UK must sell some millions of US treasury bonds as a warning shot to deter US , Since UK holds the second most US treasury bonds in the world 900 billions Dollars only behind Japan .
diamanthaende on
Make no mistake: Britain has *a lot* to lose if they do.
Who prevents Trump from claiming one of the many British overseas territories as a crucial strategic asset for the US, for example? For “security reasons”, of course…
In the Greenland case, appeasement and backing down is a lot costlier than resistance, especially in the long run. Both Britain and the EU simply can not afford to.
BabyDog88336 on
The EU needs to be blunt and start threatening war.
Americans need to have it made clear to them that the utter ruination of their economy is what awaits them.
IntelligenzMachine on
🇪🇺 🤝 🇬🇧 🤝 🇨🇦
Our Time Is Now.
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pictou on
Lame ass Starmer.
LaunchTransient on
Invertebrate suggests he may investigate evolving a spine, experts remain doubtful, more at 11.
Edit: *Despite my tag, I am also British, so I am well within my rights to criticise this man for his bowing and scraping to the US. When asked about the legality of the raid on Venezuela, he and his cabinet squirmed and equivocated and said “they wouldn’t comment on the operations of other nations” and that “we will wait for the Americans to present their legal case” instead of calling it out for the blatant breach of international law that it is.*
*And so it went with everything from tariffs last year to the US turning off support for Ukraine, Starmer has always been there to offer the most milquetoast criticism or otherwise support of US misbehaviour.*
3V3RT0N on
It will never happen but it’s high time we closed all American bases and sent the Yankee troops packing. It was often considered a lunatic left-wing view but polling now shows support for this action ‘if’ the USA invaded Greenland.
The US needs to be treated as a hostile nation, because they are acting like one.
Any-Original-6113 on
Clear, plain, straight. Tough as nails.
Flowa-Powa on
Seems he’s decided to stop wetting the bed
eyesmart1776 on
They could dump us treasuries
CharmingTurnover8937 on
If only he wasn’t hell bent on the Chagos surrender.
I might then be able to take him seriously about “Sovereignty”, and protecting national interest.
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LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would not yield to Donald Trump on his opposition to U.S. demands to acquire Greenland, adding that the U.S. president had reversed his prior support for a Chagos Islands deal to put pressure on Britain.
Starmer: “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,” Starmer told lawmakers, adding the Danish prime minister would visit London on Thursday.
Starmer said that Trump’s criticism of the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius was because “he wants me to yield on my position, and I’m not going to do so”.
“President Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different from his previous words of welcome and support,” Starmer said.
“He deployed those words yesterday for the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland.”
In response to questions from lawmakers urging Starmer to go further in standing against Trump, Starmer said it was still important to work with the U.S. on issues such as Ukraine.
“That does not mean we agree with the U.S. on everything,” he said. “But it is foolhardy to think that we should rip up our relationship with the U.S., abandon Ukraine and so many other things that are important to our defence, security and intelligence.”
Wait until your daddy visits again.
Starmer will yield as Starmer is fucking soft. He’s already preparing himself to yield by stating he still wishes to work with the US.
Edit: Thanks for the downvotes Starmer Fans, but deep down you know he’s not strong enough to stand up against the orange baby.
Good. Sovereignty isn’t a negotiation tactic, and Europe shouldn’t pretend it is.
Good. Capitulation because of bullies emboldens the thug
UK must sell some millions of US treasury bonds as a warning shot to deter US , Since UK holds the second most US treasury bonds in the world 900 billions Dollars only behind Japan .
Make no mistake: Britain has *a lot* to lose if they do.
Who prevents Trump from claiming one of the many British overseas territories as a crucial strategic asset for the US, for example? For “security reasons”, of course…
In the Greenland case, appeasement and backing down is a lot costlier than resistance, especially in the long run. Both Britain and the EU simply can not afford to.
The EU needs to be blunt and start threatening war.
Americans need to have it made clear to them that the utter ruination of their economy is what awaits them.
🇪🇺 🤝 🇬🇧 🤝 🇨🇦
Our Time Is Now.
[deleted]
Lame ass Starmer.
Invertebrate suggests he may investigate evolving a spine, experts remain doubtful, more at 11.
Edit: *Despite my tag, I am also British, so I am well within my rights to criticise this man for his bowing and scraping to the US. When asked about the legality of the raid on Venezuela, he and his cabinet squirmed and equivocated and said “they wouldn’t comment on the operations of other nations” and that “we will wait for the Americans to present their legal case” instead of calling it out for the blatant breach of international law that it is.*
*And so it went with everything from tariffs last year to the US turning off support for Ukraine, Starmer has always been there to offer the most milquetoast criticism or otherwise support of US misbehaviour.*
It will never happen but it’s high time we closed all American bases and sent the Yankee troops packing. It was often considered a lunatic left-wing view but polling now shows support for this action ‘if’ the USA invaded Greenland.
The US needs to be treated as a hostile nation, because they are acting like one.
Clear, plain, straight. Tough as nails.
Seems he’s decided to stop wetting the bed
They could dump us treasuries
If only he wasn’t hell bent on the Chagos surrender.
I might then be able to take him seriously about “Sovereignty”, and protecting national interest.
Well thank Christ for that. Time for a tea