Reform leader Nigel Farage made waves in the Commons today, lampooning Labour over the “enormous mistake” to hand over Chagos to China-aligned Mauritius. He warned that any lease agreement—like we saw with Hong Kong—can be “very easily broken.” Minister Stephen Doughty didn’t exactly put minds at ease either – admitting that even disclosing the payment details could jeopardise the entire agreement. The UK/US Diego Garcia base on Chagos will be at risk in the future…
Nigel quoted a senior Trump advisor who had described Diego Garcia as “the most important island on the planet” for the United States. He also revealed that the Trump administration has reacted with “outright hostility” to the handover, a move that could seriously damage the already fragile ‘special relationship’. Labour playing fast and loose with both national security and our closest ally…
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”