Labour has pulled its committal motion on the Chagos Bill for this evening. That is what would have pushed the Bill along…
The Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill has its second reading in the Lords today. Guido hears Labour was worried that LibDem peers would vote with Tory opposition peers on amendments requiring the consultation of Chagossians on aspects of the arrangement with Mauritius. Starmer would hate that…
The Bill could be delayed now – it has to be retabled. Embarrassing as Guido breaks the news that Mauritius is reneging on its commitments to Chagossians…
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…”