Australia stays silent as allies learn no Trump deal is worth a damn

It’s only been six months since the UK’s Keir Starmer was elected. joyful Making a tariff deal with Donald Trump. “This is a very good day,” Starmer said as he and Trump finalized a deal that would impose “only” 10 percent tariffs on British products. The UK prime minister said it was a “huge win” that would “protect tens of thousands of jobs”.

Starmer can forget all this now. Trump has just said Britain will impose another 10 percent import duty to support Denmark in the escalating dispute over Greenland, which he threatens to rise to 25 percent next month.