What the Chagos Islands deal means as Trump calls it ‘terrible’ and Burnham says he will review it
The British Indian Ocean Territory is one of 14 UK Overseas Territories A deal which US President Donald Trump has called “terrible” is being looked at again by the UK, the defence secretary has confirmed. According to Wes Streeting, Britain is now reviewing the deal which included handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. At […]
1 month ago
Trump slams ‘terrible’ Chagos deal despite Burnham bond
Burnham and Trump’s exchange in first face-to-face interactions The two leaders met for the first time in a face-to-face interaction at the UN General Assembly in New York, on Tuesday. The US president has said he can do business with Burnham, even as the commander in Chief used their first meeting to brand the UK’s […]
1 month ago
UN investigating accusations of ‘crimes against humanity’ by UK in Chagos deal
The application claims that the acts of the UK government could amount to “ethnic cleansing” The UN is investigating accusations of “crimes against humanity” by the UK in the Chagos deal could breach international human rights laws, reports say. As per The Telegraph, officials are looking into allegations that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is violating […]
7 months ago
Nigel Farage denied entry to UK territory via boat – 6,000 miles away from Clacton
Spare a thought for the people of Clacton. They would have had some difficulty contacting their local MP weekend… Blimey, this is cringe. Nigel Farage has received a fresh, stinging wave of criticism this weekend, after the Reform leader rocked up in the middle of the Indian Ocean just to score some political points. For […]
8 months ago
Donald Trump hits out at Keir Starmer as US president backtracks over Chagos Islands deal
He’s let his thoughts be known Donald Trump has hit out at Keir Starmer as the US president backtracks over the deal for the Chagos Islands. The Chagos Islands are a group of around 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, halfway between East Africa and Indonesia. Officially the term for the area is the British […]
8 months ago
Keir Starmer delivers scathing response to Donald Trump as US says UK has ‘let them down’
The PM took aim at Kemi Badenoch as well. Keir Starmer has taken aim at Donald Trump for his U-turn on the UK’s Chagos Islands deal. This week, Trump labelled Britain’s deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an “act of great stupidity,” just months after his administration had praised it as a “monumental […]
9 months ago