Starmer’s chronicles

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Sephiroth

Starmer has just pulled the Chagos Bill.

Don't have time to post the reference, but I got it just now from the Torygraph. Sorry.

On a Friday when parliament is closed what a weak nob this man is


https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...nds-deal-trump

Sir Keir Starmer has been forced into a dramatic U-turn over his Chagos Islands bill following furious backlash from Donald Trump.

The legislation, to hand sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius, was set to be debated in the House of Lords on Monday, but it was delayed on Friday after the Conservatives warned that the deal could violate a 1966 treaty with the US. The Tories tabled a motion in the House of Lords on Friday morning to delay any ratification of the treaty, so they could conclude discussions and avoid breaching international law.

Keir Starmer has delayed the Chagos Islands Bill from progressing any further in the Lords

It follows warnings the deal would breach a 1966 UK-US treaty guaranteeing British sovereignty over the islands

How did they not know this treaty existed ?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Paul

How did they not know this treaty existed ?

Because they are incompetent.

[Dingbat]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Because they are incompetent.

So when Truss and Cleverly started the ball rolling on the agreement to hand over Chagos in 2022, they must of course have realised that treaty existed?

Or were they equally incompetent?

[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Dingbat

So when Truss and Cleverly started the ball rolling on the agreement to hand over Chagos in 2022, they must of course have realised that treaty existed?

Or were they equally incompetent?

Oh yes.

Originally Posted by Dingbat

Or were they equally incompetent?

We already know Truss is, I guess Cleverly isnt so Clever either.

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by Dingbat

So when Truss and Cleverly started the ball rolling on the agreement to hand over Chagos in 2022, they must of course have realised that treaty existed?

Or were they equally incompetent?

Not sure giving up sovereignty was planned at that point.
Link

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the UK and Mauritius have decided to begin negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)/Chagos archipelago.
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We will seek to strengthen significantly our co-operation on Indian ocean security, maritime security and marine protection, conservation of the environment, climate change and respect for human rights, and on tackling illegal migration, illegal fishing, drugs and arms trafficking, as well as bilateral co-operation on a range of other issues.

If sovereignty was being given up, no point in discussing those other matters.
Link

On 3 October 2024, the UK and Mauritius issued a joint statement, affirming Mauritius' sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago while granting the UK continued control over Diego Garcia for 99 years. This agreement implicitly indicates that the UK will maintain sovereignty over Diego Garcia, which hosts a critical military base. Additionally, provisions for Chagossians, regional security, and environmental cooperation are included, strengthening bilateral ties between the two nations.[63][64]
In his October 2024 statement on the Chagos Islands, Foreign Secretary David Lammy discussed the contested status of the territory and the UK-US military base.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Paul

How did they not know this treaty existed ?

They all knew about the treaty but the US had previously indicated they would be happy to revise the treaty.

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

They all knew about the treaty but the US had previously indicated they would be happy to revise the treaty.

That was under Biden.