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I will not yield to Trump's pressure on Greenland, says Starmer (www.bbc.co.uk)

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"President Trump deployed words on Chagos yesterday that were different to his previous words of welcome and support when I met him in the White House," [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."

The PM added: "He wants me to yield on my position, and I'm not going to do so."

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she supported the PM's position on Greenland - but agreed with Trump on the "stupidity" of the Chagos Islands deal.

"We didn't need President Trump to tell us that, we've been saying this for 12 months," she told Sir Keir.

She urged the PM to "scrap this terrible deal and put the money into our armed forces".
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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey accused Trump of "increasingly acting like a crime boss running a protection racket" and urged the PM to join French president Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in standing up more strongly to the US president.

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[–] oeuf@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago

Thank god. I feel like I've been cringing for months.

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago

Wasn't the chagos deal done under the Tories and just implemented during labour's term?

I hope starmer holds his position on this and it doesn't turn into another of his famous 180s.