Last ditch negotiations are underway in London as Starmer attempts to ram through his Chagos sellout before Trump’s inauguration. Earlier today Guido revealed how the deal would see UK nuclear options sold out as part of the giveaway…
Guido is in touch with multiple sources close to the negotiations and in the Trump team, who are aware of the issue and monitoring Starmer’s moves. Trump advisers say that the President-elect is currently “extremely angry” over the sellout of the Panama Canal. Trump has mentioned the issue several times in recent speeches, blaming President Carter for the US sellout, and has raised similar concerns over Greenland. He has not ruled out using military force to take either territory…
Trump advisers now say the President is beginning to see Chagos as one of the same issues. “If Starmer sells out UK sovereignty disabling the US base and nukes, it’s going to make Trump as furious as over Panama” says one well-placed Trump team member. In another development, sources close to the UK negotiations say Starmer is personally pressuring the deal to be concluded as soon as possible, effectively writing a blank cheque to Mauritius. The Mauritian delegation are trying to up the cash value as high as possible by stalling their signature. Could Trump see the Chagos proposal as an opportunity for US force projection, like Panama and Greenland? US-UK relations are certainly shaky enough…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”