At the dishonest press conference during which Starmer announced his Chagos sellout, he bizarrely claimed that China, Iran and Russia “opposed” his deal, suggesting his decision would be a problem for hostile states. This was abject nonsense, the opposite is true – hostile powers are thrilled the UK has signed away sovereignty over its territory…
Now Mauritius newspaper Le Mauricien confirms this with a report on a meeting between the new Chinese Ambassador in Port Louis and Mauritian ministers (who negotiated the deal with Starmer). According to the paper, the Chinese diplomat offered “massive congratulations” on the deal, saying that China “fully supports” Mauritius in its “quest to safeguard national sovereignty.” As Guido had warned all along…
Starmer had said of his deal on live television:
“In favour are all of our allies: the US, Nato, Five Eyes, India. Against it: Russia, China, Iran and, surprisingly, the leader of the opposition and Nigel Farage are in that column alongside Russia, China and Iran, rather than the column that has the UK and its allies in it.”
The Prime Minister must now retract that utterly dishonest statement…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”