Responding to Tom Tugendhat in the Commons, Miliband said:
“What we have always sought to do in relation to Chagos is seek to find a way forward which which protects our base at Diego Garcia. That is the most important thing and I would have thought that is shared across this house.
As has become clear in the current US administration, we won’t get consent for the current arrangements, but we continue to work with the US and Mauritius to safeguard our security interests.”
Good luck…
Robert Jenrick told a rally on Monday:
“They say Chancellors are either undertakers or bookies. This one is an ostrich – and when the Chancellor buries his head in the sand, the rest of us, we’re left staring at his you know what.”