Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Chagos Islands

Revealed: Donald Trump’s push to ‘veto Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal’
The future of the Chagos Islands and a secretive UK/US airbase is set to be an early flashpoint between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer as the president-elect seeks to veto the controversial deal signed off by the prime minister and endorsed by Joe Biden,
Keir Starmer told his Chagos surrender is 'dead and buried' after Donald Trump's victory
A group fighting for the rights of Britain's overseas territories have written to Donald Trump's new cabinet members to demand they block the handover.
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Donald Trump Will Occupy Much of Keir Starmer’s Bandwidth
Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its chief political commentator.
Donald Trump tells Keir Starmer ‘you have a friend in me’ during phone call with PM after stunning election victory
DONALD Trump told Sir Keir Starmer “you have a friend” here when the pair spoke after his election this week, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. The newly-elected US President also spoke about
How Donald Trump could be forced to clean up Keir Starmer and David Lammy's mess
Sir Keir Starmer 's Labour Government recently ceded control of the Chagos Islands territory to Mauritius in a deal which, while ostensibly securing the military base of Diego Garcia — itself leased to the US military — opens the door to Chinese influence.
Keir Starmer dodges Donald Trump climate fears questions at Cop29 summit
The Prime Minister stressed the UK will show leadership to tackle the climate crisis as he arrived at the Cop29 summit being held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Keir Starmer echoes Donald Trump as he declares economy and migration two ‘key priorities’
SIR Keir Starmer today echoed Donald Trump as he declared the economy and migration are his “two key priorities”. Travelling to Azerbaijan for the Cop29 climate conference, the PM insisted his jet
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,
Trump ‘could save Chagos Islands from Starmer’s sneaky deal’
Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to give up the Chagos Islands is a “sneaky agreement” that Donald Trump must block, the leader of a Chagos citizens’ group has said. Vanessa Calou, the co-head of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Citizens platform,
UK ambassador on ‘winner’ Starmer, Trump, and the special relationship
Ambassador Karen Pierce is an unusual Washington figure: a European diplomat who has maintained close ties to President-elect ...
Far-right leader beats Keir Starmer to front of queue for meeting with president-elect Trump
Keir Starmer has no plans to visit Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago on his way to a meeting of the G20 group of world leaders next ...
Keir Starmer attends Paris Armistice ceremony, as UK and France forge closer links ahead of Trump presidency
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was attending Armistice commemorations in Paris on Monday, making him the first UK leader ...
Starmer ‘very clear’ on climate change but avoids responding to Trump doubts
Sir Keir Starmer would not comment on Donald Trump’s views about climate change, saying instead that he is “very clear” that ...