Interesting news from the British Indian Ocean Territory Supreme Court this morning that it rejected permission for a full judicial review on the grounds of the rights of Chagossians to be consulted about Starmer’s deal. It was never the main legal action or the key grounds, it was merely a warm-up…
There will now be a separate hearing this Friday where the substantive issues will be addressed. Given the developing war in Iran which has seen the US actively use the Diego Garcia base, the facts are developing rapidly. The Chagossians who are on the archipelago remain in place and their mission is thriving…
Regardless of the legal battles, the political arena is where the fight is really taking place. Trump-Starmer relations and the US-UK partnership is at an all time low, so right now the Starmer plan remains dead…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood introduced her speech on migration reforms at the IPPR:
“There’s no denying we meet at a difficult time for my party.”