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(Sharecast News) - Eight European nations warned that Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on their economies would "undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral," as they issued a joint statement backing support for Greenland.
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK said they stood in "solidarity" with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland, according to the Independent. "As members of NATO, we are committed to strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest," the statement added.
The warning followed Trump's announcement that 10% tariffs would be applied from 1 February to the eight countries, rising to 25% from 1 June, and remaining in place until the US is permitted to purchase Greenland.
The Independent also reported that former Nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen accused Donald Trump of issuing Russian "gangster"-style threats over Greenland, as protests against US intervention gathered pace in Denmark. Rasmussen, who also previously served as Denmark's prime minister, said Trump was using the dispute as "a weapon of mass distraction from the real threats", including Russia's war in Ukraine.
His remarks came as thousands of demonstrators rallied in Copenhagen on Saturday in opposition to Trump's comments, with crowds gathering outside City Hall before marching to the US embassy. Further protests were also held in Greenland.
According to The Times, Britain was not given advance notice of Donald Trump's tariff announcement. Keir Starmer said the additional tariffs, on top of existing charges, were "completely wrong". He reiterated that the UK's position on Greenland was "very clear - it is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and its future is a matter for the Greenlanders and the Danes".
Starmer added that Arctic security was a shared Nato priority and that allies "should all do more together to address the threat from Russia across different parts of the Arctic". He said imposing tariffs on partners "for pursuing the collective security of Nato allies is completely wrong", adding that the government would raise the issue directly with the US administration.
According to The Guardian, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was recorded warning CBS News to air a new interview with Donald Trump in full and without edits, saying the administration would "sue your ass off" if it was altered. Leavitt told CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil that Trump had instructed the network to "make sure you guys don't cut the tape, make sure the interview is out in full", according to audio first reported by the New York Times.
The 13minute segment aired on Tuesday, months after CBS' parent company Paramount agreed to pay Trump $16m over its editing of a separate interview ahead of the 2024 election. On the recording, Dokoupil responded that the interview would be broadcast in full, with Leavitt reiterating: "He said, 'If it's not out in full, we'll sue your ass off.'"
Robert Jenrick was billed as "the new sheriff in town" and the figure Reform UK needed to bring experience and political "heft", according to a leaked media plan prepared by his aides ahead of his defection.
The document, reported on by the Guardian, surfaced as Reform's head of policy, Zia Yusuf, publicly welcomed the move after several days of silence from one of Nigel Farage's senior advisers. Jenrick's allies said the plan, obtained by Kemi Badenoch's office and circulated to newspapers, was not authored by him.
Back at the Times, the paper revealed Labour and Liberal Democratrun councils have exempted hundreds of their own vehicles from lowtraffic neighbourhood restrictions. Freedom of information requests showed that Lambeth, Hackney and Islington - which have introduced nearly 40 LTNs since 2020 - allow more than 330 council vehicles to pass through the zones without penalty. By contrast, residents and commercial drivers who breach LTN rules can face fines of up to 160 per offence.