Burnham is not so politically inept as to prioritise the insane Starmer-era Chagos sellout, but the Diplomatic Service is getting ahead of him. Quelle surprise…
Yesterday in Mauritius’s capital Port Louis the British High Commissioner, Paul Brummell CMG, signed a memorandum of understanding on an Enhanced Strategic Trade Partnership. British Indian Ocean Territory was not on the agenda but local media did catch the Ambassador on camera…
Brummell said:
“We’re committed to the deal. Obviously here are issues around implementation which are well known but the UK Government still believes the deal is right for ourselves, the right deal for Mauritius and the right deal for the Chagos Archipelago…
Is the Ambassador speaking with the backing of the new Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister? Or simply repeating his briefing notes from the previous administration? Only time will tell if Burnham is so foolish as to go down the Chagos giveaway path, which hastened Starmer’s demise…
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…”