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  🇺🇸🇬🇧 Trump says the UK’s Chagos Islands deal is “terrible” and flat-out opposes handing sovereignty to Mauritius. Diego Garcia is a major U.S.-UK military hub, and Trump says its location matters so much that B-2 bombers could have used it instead of flying all the way back to

  @MarioNawfalX50d ago7▲view on X ↗
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  "TRUMP PRAISES BURNHAM BUT SAYS CHAGOS ISLANDS DEAL IS 'TERRIBLE'" @PippaCrerar.bsky.social / @KiranStacey.bsky.social for @TheGuardian.com Donald Trump praised Andy Burnham as a great Prime Minister but called Chagos Islands deal terrible at their UN meeting. #TheGuardian #TomorrowsPapersToday

  informingbritain.comBluesky50d ago2▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  The Chagos Islands deal is on hold for as long as Donald Trump objects to it, UK officials believe, with no immediate signs it can be adapted to suit the US president. After Trump savaged the three-way plan as “a terrible deal” during a meeting with Andy Burnham at the UN general assembly, the prime minister said he was “confident” the UK would be…

  JackTheCat@mastodon.scotMastodon49d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  I actually agree that comms from the government on this has been terrible, but probably because the answer is complicated and not an easy sell. The simple fact of it is that the UK's ownership of the islands runs contrary to international law. Both the UN General Assembly and the International Court of Justice have said that the UK's…

  Snuba18r/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  ⚡ NEWS UK Halts Chagos Islands Deal Payments Due to Lack of US Support UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting announced that annual payments to Mauritius regarding the Chagos Islands deal are on hold. The agreement cannot proceed without US support, which was refused by Donald Trump, prompting the UK government to review the deal over the Diego Garcia…

  GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon49d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  Whether Trump piped up or not.. Almost everyone on the planet, from the local milkman to presidents, can see that it is a pathetic deal that is a waste of time and money and embarrassing for the UK. The only people who think it is a good idea is Mauritius, a couple of corrupt UN judges, and a few blinkered Labour MPs (plus their lawyer mates…

  Dry_Yogurtcloset1962r/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  🟠 UPDATE UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Meets Donald Trump at UN General Assembly Trump called the Chagos Islands deal "terrible" to Burnham; UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed a review of the deal. 📰 https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck3wjy 3pdwdno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # Diplomacy # USA # Geopolitics # GeoWire

  GeoWire@mastodon.socialMastodon49d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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  I didn’t support getting rid of Starmer, but if getting the big International Law Respecter out was what it takes to derail this shite it will have been worth it. If people don’t want to listen to Trump, then support slashing welfare spending to the point where we can invest in defence sufficiently not to be a vassal state.

  peanut88r/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  Burnham will review Chagos deal after Trump calls it ‘terrible’ https://www. independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli tics/burnham-chagos-islands-trump-un-meeting-b3054685.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Politics @ uk-politics-Independent

  Independent@flipboard.comMastodon49d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  While I 100% agree that we should not be making policy based on Trumps tantrums, let's be real it is a crap embarrassment of a deal that doesn't feel in our national interest or favour in the slightest

  Dry_Yogurtcloset1962r/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  Trump praises Burnham - but hits out at ‘terrible’ Chagos deal https://www. independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli tics/andy-burnham-trump-chagos-un-b3054520.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Politics @ uk-politics-Independent

  Independent@flipboard.comMastodon50d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  If you actually read what I have written, my comment was about taking advice from Trump, not about the Chagos Islands deal. Jumping to conclusions is never constructive.

  Just_Resolution_5484r/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  From AP: Trump praises Andy Burnham but slams UK deal on the Indian Ocean islands https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=0z9jEjM8_T s&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon * VSN-GDPM c1996 # news # SupportIndependentMedia # vsn

  verdantsquare@mastodon.worldMastodon50d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  Scraping this deal would contribute significantly to either defence or welfare (or both) spending. Right or left, we should all oppose this nonsense.

  CrispBedSheetr/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  https://www. europesays.com/3267531/ Trump praises new British PM Andy Burnham but slams U.K. deal on Indian Ocean islands # GreatBritain # UnitedKingdom

  europesays@pubeurope.comMastodon49d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  Yep, and there are security conscious avenues for scrutiny they haven't opened themselves up to so I am not willing to trust that it's down to that.

  Velociraptor_1906r/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  # BBC # News UK to review Chagos Islands deal after Trump's latest criticism

  BBC@c.imMastodon49d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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  If Mauritius knew what they were doing, they’d rename the islands the Mancunian Chagos Islands and Our Andy would talk about nothing else

  Thandoscoviar/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  I don't know about "significantly". £101m per year is 0.15% of the defence budget and 0.03% of the annual spend on welfare.

  Snuba18r/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  God I forget there’s actually people here who believe this crap - even 70% of Americans don’t believe that shit

  LogicalReasoning1r/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗
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  He should have reminded Trump that ees king in t'north, and knows is grave'eh. That would have done it.

  CrispBedSheetr/ukpolitics49d agoview on r/ukpolitics ↗