Co-conspirators will remember when Guido revealed that Starmer’s close mate Philippe Sands KC is Mauritus’ chief legal adviser and represented the country in its campaign to secure sovereignty of the Chagos Islands. That explains the surrender deal…
During a talk in Cambridge last year Sands spoke of how great it was that he could be celebrated for defeating and ‘humiliating’ the UK in the UN’s courts:
“It’s a really fantastic thing about Britain that I think it’s probably the only country in the world where when you’ve been to an international court against your own country, won, and humiliated them completely, they still celebrate you and that is special.”
Sands who says Starmer is a “great friend,” has acted as counsel of Mauritius since 2010 and acted against Britain at three tribunals including the widely cited 2017 ICJ tribunal which was initiated by the UN General Assembly. All are advisory and non-binding. As Guido revealed yesterday the deal agreed by the UK government could prevent nuclear weapons from being stationed on Diego Garcia all while Trump’s team rages at its terms. It’s become Starmer and Sands against the rest…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood introduced her speech on migration reforms at the IPPR:
“There’s no denying we meet at a difficult time for my party.”