Keir Starmer faces PMQs as tensions flare over Greenland

Keir Starmer is set to face Prime Minister’s Questions as international tensions continue to flare over Greenland.

The Prime Minister said on Monday that US President Donald Trump’s threats to ramp up tariffs against allies until a deal is reached for the US to buy Greenland are “completely wrong”.

He also reiterated that the future status of Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland and Denmark alone.

“That right is fundamental, and we support it,” Starmer said.

The US President is set to address a gathering of world leaders and business chiefs at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday after doubling down on his insistence that America needed to acquire Greenland for security purposes.

Trump confirmed on Tuesday evening that he would be travelling to Switzerland, saying “we have a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland” and “I think things are going to work out pretty well”.

Downing Street said there would be “engagement on all levels” but would not get ahead of any potential discussions when asked if the UK delegation would speak with the US at the event.

In a social media spree earlier on Tuesday, the US President launched an attack on the UK decision to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, revealed messages from European leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, and posted images showing Greenland as US territory.

In a further criticism of the UK, Trump said both leaders needed to “straighten out their countries” and confirmed he was “against” Britain’s Chagos Islands deal.

Trump has threatened to hit Britain and other European allies with 10% tariffs from February 1 unless they agree to his purchase of Greenland, and he has refused to rule out using military force to seize the island.

The Prime Minister could be questioned about his approach to dealing with Trump, and about his potential appetite for retaliatory tariffs.

PMQs will be broadcast from the House of Commons at midday.