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Today in Parliament

19/01/2026

Today in Parliament

BBC

Government

4.4162 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Sean Curran reports from Westminster as foreign secretary Yvette Cooper tells MPs that a trade war with the US over Greenland would be in nobody's interest.

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0:00.0

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Order. Order.

0:08.5

Hello, I'm Sean Curran, and this is today in Parliament from BBC Radio 4, for Monday the 19th of January,

0:16.0

when the Foreign Secretary said a trade war with the US was in nobody's interest, after Donald Trump threatened

0:23.1

countries who opposed his plan to control Greenland.

0:26.9

Tariff threats like this are no way to treat allies.

0:32.9

Also tonight, cross-party support for the people protesting against the regime in Iran.

0:39.0

One MP describes the scenes on the streets.

0:41.8

There were so many people killed.

0:43.4

They were hosing the blood down the street using fire engines.

0:47.0

And the Conservatives blamed the Prime Minister for another delay to the Hillsborough law.

0:52.2

He did what he always does.

0:55.6

He made the campaigners one promise and he made the intelligence agencies another. The Prime Minister used a speech in Downing

1:01.9

Street this morning to call President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on the UK and other countries

1:07.9

opposed to his plan to take over Greenland, completely wrong.

1:13.1

Secere Starrma said a trade war would be in nobody's interest,

1:16.6

as reporters questioned his handling of relations with Donald Trump.

1:21.0

That message was repeated later when the Foreign Secretary of Et Cooper updated MPs on the diplomatic tensions.

1:28.6

Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

1:32.8

Its future is a matter for Greenlanders and the Danes and them alone.

1:38.7

Yeah.

1:40.2

This reflects the fundamental principles of sovereignty

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