Sir Keir told a heated House of Commons that the money was being used for “our capability on defence and security in Europe” and put the UK in the best position “to rise to a generational challenge”.
It came as Sir Keir Starmer faced criticism from MPs for refusing to say if cash from the UK’s defence spending rise will go on Chagos costs.
David Lammy revealed the US President can stop any agreement on the eve of Sir Keir Starmer holding talks in the White House.
The proposed agreement would see the UK pay Mauritius £9billion to take the Indian Ocean islands in exchange for a 99-year lease to continue using the joint UK-US Diego Garcia military base there.
DONALD Trump has been given a veto on the UK’s plan to give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, the Foreign Secretary confirmed yesterday.
