It doesn’t look as though David Lammy’s last-minute diplomatic interventions with the new US administration have had much of an impact. President Trump has been receiving national security briefings since coming formally into office which will have included Labour’s Chagos surrender deal. Guido understands that Trump’s team is strongly opposed to the deal as currently formulated…
US officials are apprised of the threat the deal poses to its nuclear capability in the region. There were suggestions in recent days that if Starmer pushed the deal through the new administration would respond by blocking Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador. The situation has since settled somewhat as Labour continues to claim they can persuade the US to go along with the deal. It’s not likely…
From that a new idea is beginning to gain some traction – a separate deal between the US and Mauritius if the British government continues with its sell out. The US could purchase the British Indian Ocean Territory, or part of it, and place it under sovereign control. We know Trump isn’t averse to expanding US territory with the help of the chequebook…
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…”