Use of UK bases by the United States and international law in relation to Greenland
Tabled 12 January 2026 by James MacCleary
That this House expresses concern at increasingly explicit rhetoric from the US Administration regarding Greenland; reaffirms that the future of Greenland is a matter for the Greenlanders and the Kingdom of Denmark alone, and that Denmark is a NATO ally whose sovereignty must be respected; recalls the 1952 Churchill–Truman Communiqué, which requires explicit UK authorisation for the use of UK bases, airfields or facilities by United States forces; further recalls that Ministers had confirmed this position in 2006 in a response to a parliamentary question; calls on the Government to put the matter beyond doubt by confirming that the United Kingdom will not grant authorisation for the use of UK bases, airfields or other facilities on British soil to facilitate any US operation directed at Greenland that would compromise Denmark’s sovereignty or otherwise contravene international law; and further calls on the Government to confirm that no operations from UK bases, airfields or facilities will be authorised that contravene international law.
Signatories (46)
- James MacCleary Sponsor
- Calum Miller
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Ben Lake
- Martin Wrigley
- Jim Shannon
- David Chadwick
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Wera Hobhouse
- Pippa Heylings
- Steve Darling
- Dr Roz Savage
- Layla Moran
- Liz Jarvis
- Ian Roome
- Edward Morello
- Victoria Collins
- Cameron Thomas
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Helen Maguire
- Alex Brewer
- Zöe Franklin
- Chris Law
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- Ian Sollom
- Sarah Dyke
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Vikki Slade
- Andrew George
- Adrian Ramsay
- Siân Berry
- Carla Denyer
- Dr Ellie Chowns
- Mr Paul Kohler
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Clive Jones
- Liz Saville Roberts
- Ann Davies
- Llinos Medi
- Monica Harding
- Mr Will Forster
- Seamus Logan
- Freddie van Mierlo
- Luke Myer
- Josh Babarinde