Donald Trump’s peace board for Gaza risks concentrating “unprecedented power” in the president’s hands and rendering the [United Nations](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/united-nations) irrelevant, British officials have warned.
Whitehall is understood to be stunned by how quickly the “Board of Peace” concept has morphed from a committee to oversee reconstruction in Gaza into an organisation that rivals the UN.
“What started as a means to keep the US committed to peace in Gaza has turned into a monster,” one British official told The Telegraph.
British officials told The Telegraph they were concerned about how this fee will be used and safeguarded by the executive board, which includes billionaires linked to Mr Trump.
They pointed to how Javier Milei, Argentina’s president and a close ally of Mr Trump, could use the Board of Peace to press his claim to take the Falklands from Britain.
It would also allow Mr Trump, with his veto power, to use the board as a vehicle to legitimise land grabs – like taking Greenland from Denmark for “national security” reasons.
The British diplomats and officials who spoke to The Telegraph all warned that Mr Trump’s board could make the UN irrelevant, if the concept was successful.
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***The Telegraph reports:***
Donald Trump’s peace board for Gaza risks concentrating “unprecedented power” in the president’s hands and rendering the [United Nations](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/united-nations) irrelevant, British officials have warned.
Whitehall is understood to be stunned by how quickly the “Board of Peace” concept has morphed from a committee to oversee reconstruction in Gaza into an organisation that rivals the UN.
“What started as a means to keep the US committed to peace in Gaza has turned into a monster,” one British official told The Telegraph.
The board’s charter names Mr Trump as chairman, rather than the US president’s office, and gives him unlimited power to veto any decision agreed upon by its members. Mr Trump, who would be able to name his successor, is also [demanding $1bn](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/17/trumps-gaza-peace-board-angers-netanyahu/) (£800m) for permanent membership.
British officials told The Telegraph they were concerned about how this fee will be used and safeguarded by the executive board, which includes billionaires linked to Mr Trump.
Mr Trump’s decision to invite leaders from around 60 nations, [including Vladimir Putin,](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/19/trump-invites-putin-board-of-peace-gaza-reconstruction/) to serve on the board with equal weighting of power is particularly damaging for Britain, experts warned.
They pointed to how Javier Milei, Argentina’s president and a close ally of Mr Trump, could use the Board of Peace to press his claim to take the Falklands from Britain.
It would also allow Mr Trump, with his veto power, to use the board as a vehicle to legitimise land grabs – like taking Greenland from Denmark for “national security” reasons.
The British diplomats and officials who spoke to The Telegraph all warned that Mr Trump’s board could make the UN irrelevant, if the concept was successful.
**Read more**: [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/21/trump-1bn-a-ticket-replace-un/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/21/trump-1bn-a-ticket-replace-un/)
“Oh no, something we don’t control! This sucks!”
-The Left, probably
The UN always has been and always will be useless. The only thing it does moderately well is creating communication lines with other countries.