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The UK government’s position on Greenland is “non-negotiable” and the island’s future is “for the people of Greenland”, a senior minister has told Sky News.
It follows Donald Trump announcing on Saturday he will be imposing 10% tariffs on the UK and other European nations from 1 February, which will then rise to 25% from 1 June, until a deal is reached for Washington to purchase the territory.
The US president said the tariffs “on any and all goods” sent to the US would hit the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland.
Greenland, in the North Atlantic Ocean, is a semi-autonomous region, whose foreign and defence policies are set by Denmark.
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But the UK has insisted the US should have no say in Greenland’s future, with Sir Keir Starmer hitting back on Saturday evening that the tariffs are “completely wrong”.
Asked for her reaction to the tariffs, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told Sky News: “The prime minister was very clear last night that we believe that this decision on tariffs is completely wrong.
“The future of Greenland is for the people of Greenland and the people of the Kingdom of Denmark to determine and for them alone. We’ve been consistent about that.”
Speaking to Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, she added: “Our position on Greenland is non-negotiable. We’ve made that very clear. And we’ll continue to make that clear.”
The cabinet minister also insisted the government has conveyed this to their US counterparts, and that she believes the two nations “need to work together – not divide ourselves from one another”.
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