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Why Starmer is saying Trump is wrong

by 19/01/2026
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After a weekend tariff assault by President Trump on the UK and Europe – triggered by the fallout from the U.S. ambition to buy Greenland – the Prime Minister rips up the agenda to hold an emergency news conference in Downing Street.

Sam in London and Anne in Davos go through the options for Sir Keir Starmer and assess whether the PM should retaliate or find a diplomatic way through the choppy waters.

Back in the Commons, Sam has the latest on the row over the Hillsborough law as the government pulls the legislation amid a battle with campaigners over how “watered down” the bill would be.

Plus, what’s in-store on the defection front this week after a late night move by Andrew Rossindell to Reform from the Tories?

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