Guido Victory as Chagos Deal Put on Hold – Guido Fawkes

Guido Victory as Chagos Deal Put on Hold

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Fresh briefings from the government overnight. No Chagos deal…

After Trump signalled his support at an Oval Office meeting with Starmer breathless hacks insisted the deal was imminent. A month and a half later there was nothing. Downing Street is now blocking the “toxic” surrender deal fearing a backlash ahead of Commons votes on welfare cuts…

This comes as the Chinese ambassador to Mauritius met with the PM Navin Ramgoolam yesterday and pledged “deepening full-fledged exchanges and co-operation between China and Mauritius.” China is allied to Mauritius. As Guido revealed last month the UK government refused to say whether Chagos was up for discussion on Chief of Defence Staff Tony Radakin’s secret visit to China…

As anti-deal campaigners have pointed out from the start secretly negotiating to hand over many billions for a base we already own would not go down well at the same time as the Treasury pursued cost savings on the grounds of a black hole in the public finances. A source said: “I don’t think we’ll be hearing about Chagos for a while.” Long-grassed…