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Nina Lloyd

Keir Starmer: Trump’s Chagos deal U-turn is about pressuring UK over Greenland

Sir Keir Starmer said he would not ‘yield’ in his position on Greenland (PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer accused Donald Trump of changing his stance on the UK’s Chagos Islands deal with “the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain” over the Government’s position on Greenland.

The Prime Minister vowed he would not “yield” after the US president branded the agreement to cede sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory an “act of great stupidity” in a series of social media posts.

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