As Andy Burnham prepares to become Prime Minister next week, Mauritian Government and Whitehall officials have scented their chance to attempt to resurrect Starmer’s doomed Chagos deal. Good luck with that…
As Guido first reported – repeated by the Telegraph over the weekend – Burnham’s team is currently minded to continue with the deal. However, Burnham is no foreign policy expert and is said to not be involved personally. Sellout architect Jonathan Powell is set to stay in place…
Minutes of a meeting of the Mauritius Cabinet held on Friday reveal the FCDO is planning yet another costly UK delegation to Port Louis in October. The Mauritius Government has also been busy lobbying peers – who held up Starmer’s attempt to ram the deal through the Lords. The minutes claim Mauritius is trying to ensure “key members of the House of Lords hear more balanced views”. There is enormous and lively parliamentary opposition to the sellout…
The Mauritius Government was informed of the upcoming change of UK administration on 2nd July, and in response demanded a ‘road map’ to complete the deal from the next PM. That road map will only lead to a car crash for Burnham if he pursues it…
Former Treasury minister and adviser to Burnham in the Makerfield campaign Lord Jim O’Neill, who has turned down a role in his government, said Burnham’s first statement Commons was:
“The last thing investors wanted to hear… gilt yields have risen by a 0.25% in one day, which is a lot. We’ve not had that since Liz Truss days… If your country is under the focus of ‘can they come up with a sensible fiscal strategy’ on a day when the markets think ‘well no, you’re not showing any sign of it’ you’re going to have a tough day…if it stays like this your mortgage rate is going up.”