Trump approves Starmer’s Chagos deal despite calling it an ‘act of great stupidity’
- Posted on February 5, 2026
- By The Independent
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Trump approves Starmer’s Chagos deal despite calling it an ‘act of great stupidity’
US President backs down over Labour prime minister’s plans to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal the government says is necessary to secure the future of the crucial UK-US Diego Garcia military base
