"Downing Street insisted on Tuesday that the US still supported the agreement, which is intended to provide a firm legal basis for the operation of the strategically important facility, despite Trump's remarks. Starmer's official spokesperson said: Our position remains unchanged. This deal secures the operations of the joint US-UK base for generations. It has robust provisions for keeping its unique capabilities intact and our adversaries out. As the world grows more dangerous, so too does the importance of the base for our national security."
"He wrote: Shockingly, our brilliant' Nato Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital US Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognise STRENGTH, which is why the United St"
The UK will hand the Chagos Islands, including the Diego Garcia military base, to Mauritius while maintaining legal and operational arrangements for the base. The handover aims to provide a firm legal basis for continued joint US-UK operations and preserve the base's capabilities against adversaries. The UK government says the deal secures base operations for generations and remains publicly welcomed by the US. President Trump publicly criticised the move as a sign of weakness and raised concerns about geopolitical perception by China and Russia, while also increasing rhetoric about Greenland.
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