Episode Details

Donald Trump has urged UK PM Sir Keir Starmer not to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a day after the US said it approved of the deal. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president said Sir Keir would be making “a big mistake” if he proceeded with plans to hand over the islands – which are home to a joint US-UK military base. Ben Judah, foreign office insider and former special adviser to David Lammy, exposes the truth behind Keir Starmer's disaster Chagos Island deal. He reveals how Democrats pushed Labour into making the deal when Starmer came to power, how the lights are blinking on the deal's life support machine, and the role played by the deep state.

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