Trump Chairs a Meeting of his Cabinet, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 26 Feb 2025] ‘We struck a deal after striking that deal, there was a change of government in Mauritius.
Asked about Sir Keir Starmer’s response to questions about whether any of the new money will be spent on the deal, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: ‘The uplift announced yesterday will be going on our military capabilities, technology, adopting cutting-edge capabilities that are vital to retain a decisive edge as threats rapidly evolve.’.
The Chagos Islands deal will not go ahead without the backing of Donald Trump, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said.
Speaking to ITV’s Peston in an interview which will air in full this evening, he said: ‘If President Trump doesn’t like the deal, the deal will not go forward.
‘And there has been a change of government here in the United States and the United States administration have had time to look at the deal.
