Sir Keir Starmer dodged answering questions about whether King Charles’ expected state visit to the US in April may be cancelled as tensions rise over president Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
The US president threatened the UK, Denmark and other European countries with 10 per cent tariffs over their opposition to a takeover of Greenland by America. The UK would be charged a 10 per cent tariff on “any and all goods” sent to the US from 1 February, increased to 25 per cent from 1 June, until a deal is reached for Washington to purchase Greenland from Denmark.
