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gentlemen Keir Starmer Avoiding answering questions about whether King Charles expected state visit Flights to U.S. may be canceled in April Tensions rise more than president Donald Trumpthreat of tariffs.
The President of the United States threatened The UK, Denmark and other European countries 10% tariff due to opposition to takeover Greenland by the United States. The UK will impose 10% tariffs on “any and all goods” shipped to the US from February 1, increasing to 25% from June 1 until a deal is reached Washington buys Greenland from Denmark.
The following questions were asked over the weekend How the UK might respond, and whether it could include The king canceled a planned state visit in April. The king’s trip was reportedly meant to be part of a campaign to revitalize a trade deal with the US after the US suspended investment commitments from tech companies to the UK The Times.
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said on social media: “The Prime Minister must tell Trump in no uncertain terms: if he continues to impose these outrageous tariffs and continue to bully Greenland, there will be no state visit to the United States in April. The UK must not become a doormat for blackmailers or reward Trump’s behavior with the pageantry he craves.”
Sir Keir told an emergency press conference on Monday that imposing tariffs on allies was “completely wrong”, adding that it was “not the right way to resolve differences with the alliance”. He dismissed the idea of retaliatory tariffs, adding that a trade war was in no one’s interest.
Asked whether he would advise the king against a state visit to the United States, the prime minister simply confirmed that it was important to continue working with the United States on defence, intelligence and security issues, which “requires us to maintain a good relationship with the United States.”
He added that this did not mean Britain had to pretend it had no differences of opinion with Washington.
“There is a principle here that cannot be set aside because it goes to the heart of how stable and credible international cooperation works,” he said, adding that any decision on Greenland’s future status “belongs solely to the people of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.”
The state visit coincides with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States’ Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom and is the first visit by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II accepted an invitation from George W. Bush in 2007.
King Charles has played a crucial role in easing relations between Britain and Trump. The US leader’s unprecedented second state visit to Britain last year was interpreted by critics as a move to reassure him as he returns to the White House after Joe Biden takes up the Oval Office and to ensure that relations between the UK and the US continue to go smoothly.
Trump has made no secret of his love for the royal family and said one of his first memories is of watching his late mother Mary, who grew up in the Hebrides, transfixed by the Queen’s coronation in 1953.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on reported plans for a state visit, but independent It is understood that any state visit will take place at the request of the government and will be announced as usual.