Chagos, Keir Starmer and White House

Starmer 'desperately attempting to rush' through Chagos deal before Trump re-enters White House
Sir Keir Starmer is attempting to "rush through" the controversial Chagos Islands treaty before Donald Trump takes office as US president on January 20, amid fears the deal could collapse. The Prime Minister is said to have dispatched his national security adviser Jonathan Powell to Washington in a last-ditch effort to salvage the agreement to
Starmer attempting to rush through Chagos handover before Trump enters White House
Deal to return islands to Mauritius ‘driven by pure lefty politics’, says Boris Johnson, as US base may make president-elect oppose UK move
Starmer faces ‘total humiliation’ with Chagos deal on brink of collapse
Exclusive: The Chagos Islands deal is facing a crucial 48 hours with the new Mauritius government’s cabinet expected to look at whether to stick with the deal on Friday
Is Starmer's Chagos Islands deal about to implode?
Navinchandra Ramgoolam, who was elected a fortnight ago, said he wants time to go over the details with lawyers.
Starmer orders envoy to plead with Trump to support Chagos Islands deal
Sir Keir Starmer plans to send his national security adviser to Washington to plead with Donald Trump’s team to support his deal to hand over the Chagos Islands. Jonathan Powell, who negotiated the agreement to transfer sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius,

Starmer refuses to rule out further tax rises at fiery PMQs

Fact Check: Keir Starmer saying people ‘can leave’ follows EHRC review in 2023
A 2023 soundbite of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying people who don’t like the changes made to his Labour Party can ...
Starmer urged by his own MPs to accelerate European defence cooperation amid Ukraine escalation
Exclusive: Pressure on the prime minister comes as Russia fires deadly new ballistic missile at Ukraine and Nato sceptic ...
Starmer’s Britain is a bleak place – but the petition for another election gives me joy
Does anyone else object to the naming of Storm Bert? “Major travel disruption as Storm Bert hits rail and road” sounds funny ...
Special relationship? Trump and U.K.’s Starmer may not be great chums.
President-elect Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer could hardly be more different. And Trump isn’t keen on ...
Starmer warned as Labour MP calls for a ‘blasphemy law’ to tackle Islamophobia
A Labour MP’s call for a law to tackle Islamophobia has provoked concerns about Keir Starmer ’s commitment to freedom of ...
Starmer may soon go down as the most unpopular Prime Minister in living memory
After his first term, Tony Blair felt rueful about New Labour’s obsession with leading in the polls and resolved to push big ...
Starmer’s Budget Pains Grow as Welfare Push Hit by Jobs Warning
Keir Starmer faces further fallout from his government’s first budget, with the prime minister’s latest initiative to reduce ...
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Starmer's climate advisers say we need to change diets and fly less
The stipulations outlined to MPs today directly contradict promises by Sir Keir Starmer earlier this month that reducing ...
Sir Keir Starmer opens door to Islamophobia law
Sir Keir Starmer has opened the door to an Islamophobia law, sparking a row over free speech ...