Monday 19 Jun 2026 {HMC} Good morning and welcome to our live coverage, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer set to address the nation at 09:15 GMT after US President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on allies opposing a US takeover of Greenland.
Trump says he will impose a 10% levy on goods imported from eight countries – Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK – on 1 February, rising to 25% in June, if they continue to oppose his efforts to take over Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
In a phone call between Starmer and Trump on Sunday, the UK PM said it would be “wrong” to apply the tariffs and that “security in the high north is a priority for all Nato allies in order to protect Euro-Atlantic interests”.
Downing Street said Starmer spoke to the Danish prime minister, the president of the European Commission and the Nato secretary general on Sunday, before calling Trump.
We’re also hearing this morning from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who’s been speaking to the BBC’s Today programme.
We’ll have live updates throughout the day as well as analysis and reporting from our correspondents.
