Herbert Raymond McMaster has been talking to Policy Exchange this afternoon about foreign policy. McMaster served as US National Security adviser in the first Trump administration from 2017 to 2018. He spoke about the Chagos deal:
“In 2017-2018 I came to the conclusion that the Chagos deal would be a travesty. It would put us at a significant strategic disadvantage especially at a time when China is trying to take control of critical choke points. This is why President Trump has a legitimate concern over both sides of the Panama Canal, say. It’s just a really bad idea to give up sovereignty to organisations that can be subverted and turned against their purpose.”
Chagos would be quite the choke point to have in China’s sphere of influence. All eyes on team Trump…
Red Wall Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash told GB News that Starmer should resign:
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”