"If Keir Starmer's real obsession with getting rid of the Chagos Islands is to destroy our strong defence relationship with America, then his Government must go."
"There is no doubt the balance of convenience falls on the side of the claimants. They are 120 miles from Diego Garcia and pose no threat to national security on the evidence before me."
Nigel Farage called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down if a £35 billion handover of the Chagos Islands risks harming the UK–US "special relationship." Reports indicated the UK blocked US requests to launch air strikes against Iran from British bases, including Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford. Diego Garcia holds historical strategic importance in UK–US defence cooperation. Farage sought legal action to halt eviction orders against four Chagossians returning to the islands. Justice James Lewis granted a temporary seven-day injunction, ruling the claimants pose no security threat. Comments from Donald Trump added to the tensions.
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