Britain's prime minister Keir Starmer described Mr Trump’s decision as 'completely wrong' and said he would be 'pursuing this directly' with the US administration. Earlier, European leaders united in condemnation of Mr Trump’s plan to apply tariffs on several Nato allies. British prime minister Keir Starmer described Mr Trump’s decision as “completely wrong” and said he would be “pursuing this directly” with the US administration. Former Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas said on social media: “China and Russia must be having a field day. Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity.”Hundreds of people in Greenland’s capital Nuuk attended a rally on Saturday in support of self-governance.

Source: The Irish Times January 18, 2026 08:29 UTC