An important weekend for those who observe events on Keir Starmer’s Chagos implosion – which the Sunday Times said “blew up in his face”. No small thanks to Guido’s co-conspirators!
Now the press in Mauritius has more on the remarkable developments of the past days, which have seen multiple US officials go on the record and block Downing Street from proceeding with the giveaway which could cost British taxpayers £30 billion. Leading daily Le Mauricien reports:
“With No. 10 Downing Street’s decision to play by the rules of democracy within the House of Parliament by deepening consultations across the Atlantic before any ratification of the May 25, 2025 treaty, the initial timetable for the Chagos Deal’s entry into force will have to be revised and postponed at the very least. But given recent developments, both within the Conservative Party and the White House, with a marked cooling of relations between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer due to the combined effects of the Greenland and Chagos crises, the next steps promise to be extremely delicate, to say the least. The mood in Port Louis remains one of “keeping our fingers crossed” and exercising caution.”
A marked softening of briefing from Mauritius government sources to their favourite outlet. Keeping fingers crossed in Port Louis won’t be enough, the opposition to this deal is only just beginning…
After being blocked from standing at the Gorton and Denton by-election, Andy Burnham said at the Centre for Social Justice:
“I’m very much focussing on my job. I’ve said everything I think I’m going to say about that.”