The US House speaker, Mike Johnson, said on Tuesday he was confident that Britain and the US would work through differences on Greenland that threaten to upend bilateral ties. Johnson's visit to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence from British rule comes at an awkward time for transatlantic relations, days after President Donald Trump threatened Britain and other European countries with tariffs unless they agreed to the US acquiring Greenland

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2026 17:40 UTC