Number 10 is tying itself in knots over the collapsing Chagos surrender deal. Having maintained yesterday that the US still supported the deal – despite Trump calling it ‘stupid’ – the Number 10 spokesman today failed to repeat the same claim. Now they’re just insisting the government’s own position “hasn’t changed”…
Speaking to the post-PMQs huddle of Lobby hacks, the Number 10 spokesman said:
“I was pointing back yesterday to the clear support for the deal [from Secretary of State Marco Rubio]… and that’s a matter of public record…
I haven’t got an update for you from yesterday… You’ve got the Prime Minister’s words.”
Total chaos…
