Starmer does nothing as Trump threatens trade war over Greenland
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4.1 • 705 Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK and seven other EU countries if they don’t give him what he wants: full US control of Greenland. In an emergency Downing Street press conference on Monday, Keir Starmer announced, well, not very much.
Camilla and Tim speak to The Telegraph’s Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, David Blair, about the PM's attempt to keep the president and the EU happy, why Trump is really just after territory, and the future of the “special relationship”.
Later, Reform's newest MP, Andrew Rosindell, gives the inside story of how Nigel Farage convinced him to defect during a phone call on Saturday night.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.1 | Trump hits Britain with tariffs over Greenland. |
| 0:13.2 | The Prime Minister does nothing. |
| 0:15.8 | Has the US President gone mad? |
| 0:18.0 | Is he bluffing? |
| 0:19.2 | And crucially, what does it mean for the special relationship? |
| 0:22.2 | And we also ask Reform's latest recruit Andrew Rosendell, how Nigel Farage is going to handle his |
| 0:28.2 | relationship with the Donald. |
| 0:30.3 | Welcome to The Daily Tea with me, Camilla Tomini, and me, Tim Stanley. |
| 0:33.7 | Thank you. Stanley. |
| 0:48.5 | Camilla, we were all poised at the press conference for Keir Stama to do a Hugh Grant. |
| 0:49.0 | Yes. |
| 0:52.5 | And finally say something meaningful about the special relationship and the pressure. |
| 0:54.5 | It's under following Trump, imposing tariffs on those countries that oppose his pledge to take over Greenland. |
| 0:59.9 | Retaliate? Oh, no, actually not. |
| 1:02.1 | Instead, I wasn't quite sure what the point of the press conference was. |
| 1:05.6 | It was classic Kirstama, say what you see. He just described the current situation. |
| 1:10.5 | I know. You have spoken to this before. Would you like a cup just described the current situation. I know. |
| 1:11.2 | You have spoken to this before. |
| 1:12.9 | Would you like a cup of tea, Kierstama? |
| 1:15.0 | Let me tell you how you make a cup of tea. |
| 1:16.9 | No. |
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