Summary
- Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has sparked a blame game involving Liz Truss and James Cleverly.
- Talks to hand over the islands were initiated by Cleverly but stopped by his successor as foreign secretary, Lord David Cameron.
- The deal aims to secure the future of a secretive military base on Diego Garcia, but concerns have been raised about China potentially gaining bases on the island.
- Labor inherited negotiations that could have led UK-US base fall under ICJ control, putting national security at risk.