2026-01-20
10 分钟This is The Guardian.
These kind of tariffs are potentially economy crippling,
so it would have set off a wave of panic inside number 10.
The use of tariffs against allies is completely wrong.
It is not the right way.
to resolve differences within an alliance.
It's almost easiest to understand Trump as a mafia boss.
You know, this is idea he deals in deals.
He doesn't, he deals in threats.
If you thought the days of trade war threats were over, sadly you were wrong.
Donald Trump is yet again threatening tariffs.
So is the UK's more diplomatic approach going to work?
From the Guardians today in focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hoff.
Joining me is Peter Walker, senior political correspondent at The Guardian.
So Peter, you were at Kirstam's press conference, emergency press conference this morning.
We'll come on to the substance and the tone of what he said in a moment, but first of all, just...
Talk us through the events of the weekend because Saturday was the big day, wasn't it,
when we got this sudden threat that the UK was one of eight European countries that Donald Trump was threatening with tariffs
if,
effectively, they didn't hand over Greenland?