Trump pushing to 'VETO Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal'

Could Chagos deal be the first sign of tension between Trump and Starmer?
The incoming Trump administration in the US could be preparing to lock horns with the Labour government over the Chagos Islands, Nigel Farage has claimed. Last month, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced control of the islands would be handed over from the UK to Mauritius.
Trump victory could torpedo UK’s Chagos Islands deal
U.S. President-elect Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, Mark Rubio, told POLITICO last month that he fears the deal would boost China and warned the agreement poses “a serious threat” to U.S. national security. The Independent reported Wednesday that Trump's new team could even try to veto the deal.
Donald Trump pushing to 'VETO Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal' as President-elect's stance revealed
Donald Trump is looking to veto Labour's Chagos Islands surrender deal in a fresh blow to Sir Keir Starmer's foreign ambitions. The giveaway had been endorsed by Joe Biden - but in light of Trump's blowout victory last week,
Hopes Donald Trump could BLOCK Chagos giveaway as Nigel Farage says he is ‘hostile’ to Labour’s deal
DONALD Trump’s team are openly “hostile” to Britain’s giveaway of the Chagos Islands, Nigel Farage has claimed. Hopes were rising today that the incoming US President could pressure ministers to
Trump team hostile to Chagos deal, claims Farage
The UK's deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will be met with "outright hostility” by the Trump administration, Nigel Farage has predicted. The Reform UK leader, a supporter and friend of the incoming US president,
Farage issues Chagos Island warning: ‘There is outright hostility to this deal’
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‘Outright hostility’ to UK-Chagos deal in incoming Trump cabinet, says Farage
Outright hostility’ to UK-Chagos deal in incoming Trump cabinet, says Farage - The UK Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius last month.
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UK’s Chagos islands cession: A risk to global security and rule of law – Anthea Jeffery
The General Assembly’s demand implied that both the ICJ opinion and its own resolution had binding force, when this is not ...
Chagos handover will get ‘messy’ now Trump is in power, warns Ed Balls
Incoming Trump administration thought to be hostile towards plan to cede sovereignty of islands that host UK-US airbase to ...
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Dear President-elect Trump, stop the handover of a key strategic base to China’s ally
Here, in short, is an opportunity to right a historic wrong while at the same time preserving the most important Western base in the region.
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The Chagos Islands: Many dangers lie ahead
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Mauritius has won back Chagos – but not all of it. Why the largest island, Diego Garcia, is so important to the UK
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UK Chagos Devolution: Argentina urges bilateral negotiations on Falklands' sovereignty
As was expected the Argentine reaction to Britain's negotiations with the Republic of Mauritius for the return of the Chagos archipelago, including Diego García island, has been immediate with a ...
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Review: Britain’s shameful treatment of its ‘last colony’
With Donald Trump taking legal advice on how to retain a US base on the Chagos Islands, Tom Marshall reviews a new book by ...