19/01/2026 09:15
The Guardian
PM speaks to reporters this morning amid crisis over the territory and US president’s tariff threats to those who oppose himWhen Zack Polanski was elected Green party leader, he was widely criticised for expressing doubts about Nato. Donald Trump’s Greenland threats have arguabkly vindicated his position. In an article in the New Statesman, he says the UK should cut security links with the US. He says:It’s now terrifyingly clear that betting our entire national security on being America’s poodle will simply not be a tenable situation for much longer. So the question is, what do we do about it?First, we need to disentangle our security apparatus from the USA so that we are genuinely independent. As a first step, the government should urgently review how we can remove US bases from British soil while maintaining our own security – and retaining our ability to support our allies in Ukraine. There are currently thirteen US military bases in the UK operated by an estimated 10,000 personnel. If Trump were to take military action against Greenland, we need to be able to act fast to peacefully and quickly remove America’s military presence from our country. The government should also cancel its £240m deal with US firm Palantir, signed despite MPs raising serious security concerns about the company.Donald Trump’s attempt to ransom us over the sovereignty of a Nato ally is an act of economic thuggery that cannot go unanswered. The prime minister’s strategy of appeasement has failed. We must show the White House that the UK will not be bullied into submission while our industries are targeted and our sovereign allies are threatened.The government must immediately cancel the £3bn ‘Trump tax’ on our NHS. We should not be handing over billions in pharmaceutical ransom payments while our own health and care services are in crisis. We should also swiftly coordinate with our European partners to prepare a robust package of retaliatory tariffs and measures to hit Trump and his cronies where it hurts. Continue reading...
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