Mauritius’s new Prime Minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, has said he has serious reservations about the Chagos deal. Just weeks into office, Ramgoolam has yet to outline specifics, but said he “wished to have more time to study the details with a panel of legal advisers“. National security adviser Johnathan Powell’s visit didn’t go as planned, then…
During his campaign, Ramgoolam slammed the timing of the deal, finalised barely a month before the election, calling it a desperate “sell-out” by former PM Jugnauth, accusing Jugnauth of “high treason”. The Chagossians oppose it, Trump’s camp is against it, and now even Mauritius is hesitating. Looks like Starmer’s the only one still cheering for the hand-over…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”