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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maryam Zakir-Hussain and Alex Croft

Keir Starmer says Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland is ‘completely wrong’

Sir Keir Starmer has lashed out at Donald Trump’s decision to hit the UK and other European countries with a 10 per cent tariff if they continue their opposition to a US takeover of Greenland.

The US president threatened to increase the tariff to 25 per cent from 1 June, until a deal is reached to buy Greenland from Denmark. It applies to the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland.

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