"The UK will never compromise on our national security. We acted because the base on Diego Garcia was under threat after court decisions undermined our position and would have prevented it operating as intended in future. This deal secures the operations of the joint US-UK base on Diego Garcia for generations, with robust provisions for keeping its unique capabilities intact and our adversaries out."
"Good morning. Yesterday, at his press conference in Downing Street, Keir Starmer said he wanted to restrict the amount of time that toddlers spend with their screens. He probably was not thinking of Donald Trump, but Trump's egotism, greed and lack of self control mean that he is regularly compared to a young child and, within the last couple of hours, on a flight from the US to Davos, he has been glued to his screen, firing off inflammatory posts on his Truth Social network."
The UK and US agreed to transfer Chagos sovereignty to Mauritius while securing Diego Garcia operations for at least 99 years. A government spokesperson said the deal protects national security after court rulings threatened the base, with provisions to keep unique capabilities intact and adversaries out. The agreement was welcomed by the US, Australia, Five Eyes allies, India, Japan and South Korea. Donald Trump, who had approved the deal during negotiations, posted on Truth Social calling the transfer a sign of weakness and targeted Keir Starmer the day after Starmer defended the special relationship.
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