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Making tariff threats is “no way to treat allies”, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the Commons in a statement.Making a statement in the Commons, Ms Cooper said: “First, Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Its future is a matter for Greenlanders and the Danes, and them alone.

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00:00So let me outline to the House the UK's response, which rests on three key principles.
00:07First, Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
00:13Its future is a matter for Greenlanders and the Danes, and them alone.
00:20This reflects the fundamental principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity to which this whole House is committed.
00:28Second, the use or the threat of tariffs against allies in this way is completely wrong, it is unwarranted, and it is counterproductive.
00:40Third, Arctic security is a shared concern and a shared responsibility for both sides of the Atlantic.
00:48It can only be effectively addressed and maintained through a cooperation between transatlantic allies and, crucially, through NATO.
00:58Yeah.
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