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Chagos Fiasco,Starmer led!!
- Topic starter Jacey
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Interesting to see Nigel's, views on this deal!!
www.express.co.uk
Chagos deal to cost UK taxpayers £52bn, Nigel Farage claims
The Reform UK leader asked whether the Labour leader is a 'liar', 'incompetent' or 'both'.
www.express.co.uk
Wisbech Eagle
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Possibly because he doesn’t want to project an international image of an ex-colonial power deciding to ignore the ruling of an international court.
Maybe he has taken advice on the potential upsides and downsides of deciding to abide by the ruling and concluded the upsides win. The base there isn’t impacted so the downsides seem minimal.
Whether Trump’s rhetoric will force a climb down is another question.
Labour MP condemns Chagos deal as ‘worst thing’ party has ever done
Peter Lamb, the MP for Crawley – where thousands of Chagossians moved in the 1960s – says the plan is unfair on its residents
www.telegraph.co.uk
First Labour MP, to break ranks!!
The Dolphin
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I think that this stared under the Tories but got sidelined quite early on but Labour have resurrected it.
One can only hope that Trump will stop it.
Hearing today that one of the judges working the International judiciary is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and also sat in Government there - of course her advice would have been completely impartial!
Dreadful if it goes ahead as well as costing us billions of pounds when we are bankrupt!
One can only hope that Trump will stop it.
Hearing today that one of the judges working the International judiciary is a member of the Chinese Communist Party and also sat in Government there - of course her advice would have been completely impartial!
Dreadful if it goes ahead as well as costing us billions of pounds when we are bankrupt!
This shocking deal needs to be stopped and perhaps ' common sense ' from Trump is our best bet.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Starmer’s ‘outlandish’ Chagos deal ‘could be challenged in court’
Writing for The Telegraph, ex-attorney general Sir Michael Ellis says PM’s ‘irrational’ decision exposes Government to judicial review
www.telegraph.co.uk
Palace Old Geezer
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Breaking this morning - it appears that a court ruling has temporarily prevented Starmer signing a deal to give away the Chagos Islands. Something strange going on.
This deal certainly is a fiasco, so hoping that it's called off.
This deal certainly is a fiasco, so hoping that it's called off.
Palace Old Geezer
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Oh well, the deed has been done. No real surprise, Starmer has ceded important strategic territory and we're paying £101m a year for the privilege.
I'd have thought we could use that kind of money to put right some of the issues we have in this country - prisons, hospitals, infrastructure, schools etc.
The Americans use the base let them pay for it.
ASCPFC
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Have a look at the immigration part of the deal.
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Jesus wept.
Edit, I mean YOU. Bloody clueless, we're keeping the base, which is the only reason we're there in the first place.
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The USA decided duh.
WE.JUST.NEED.THE.BASE
I guess it's entertaining watching someone froth at the mouth over something so benign though.
Have any of you actually looked at this island on Google? Lol.
Palace Old Geezer
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In this case Spindle, size doesn't matter. What bothers most folk is location, location, location.
ASCPFC
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It's all about that base and having no trouble.
Paying over £30 billion for a base we already owned seems bonkers to me:
www.express.co.uk
Cost of Labour's Chagos surrender finally revealed as Labour signs over island
Keir Starmer has finally confessed the cost of his Chagos Island deal after signing the treaty this afternoon.
www.express.co.uk
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Paying over £30 billion for a base we already owned seems bonkers to me:
Cost of Labour's Chagos surrender finally revealed as Labour signs over island
Keir Starmer has finally confessed the cost of his Chagos Island deal after signing the treaty this afternoon.
Left-wing ideology is exactly that.
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Exactly. The bloke seems to think it's a colony to rule. It isn't, it's one atoll amongst atolls, and has a military logistical base on it.
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Paying over £30 billion for a base we already owned seems bonkers to me:
Cost of Labour's Chagos surrender finally revealed as Labour signs over island
Keir Starmer has finally confessed the cost of his Chagos Island deal after signing the treaty this afternoon.
Show us your sums.
Show us where defying international laws is a net gain for the UK
Show us how much it would cost to tell them to go away whilst you shag the flag
Willo
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The Chagos Islands are a critical strategic asset for Britain in the Indian Ocean. They're vital to ensure our security and national interests, and to respond to threats from our adversaries.
Labour are surrendering our sovereignty over to Mauritius,at the same time they are going to pay for the privilege, spending £100 million every year for 99 years.
With Mauritius signing partnership deals with Russia and getting closer to China, surrendering sovereignty of the Chagos Islands puts the defence and security of Britain at risk.
A disgraceful deal by a discredited dastardly Government.
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Labour are surrendering our sovereignty over to Mauritius,at the same time they are going to pay for the privilege, spending £100 million every year for 99 years.
With Mauritius signing partnership deals with Russia and getting closer to China, surrendering sovereignty of the Chagos Islands puts the defence and security of Britain at risk.
A disgraceful deal by a discredited dastardly Government.
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