Starmer: Trump Chagos U-turn is about pressuring UK to drop Greenland support

"He wants me to yield on my position and I'm not going to do so," Starmer said on Wednesday, insisting he will stand up to the US president.

EXCLUSIVE: Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emerges

Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands was causing international anger

What Are the Chagos Islands and the Diego Garcia Base?

The islands, which Britain has agreed to hand over to Mauritius, are home to a strategically important U.S.-British military base.

‘Act Of GREAT STUPIDITY’: Trump Warns UK Chagos Sovereignty Handover Risks US Base

Trump blasts UK's plan to give Chagos Islands sovereignty to Mauritius on Truth Social, calling it 'total weakness' and 'great stupidity'.

Brief symbol of decolonisation, Chagos Islands is once again a flashpoint in great-power rivalry

Donald Trump has criticised the UK for returning sovereignty to Mauritius, reflecting how the rules-based worldview is under pressure.
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