Nigel Farage has written to David Lammy calling for an urgent debate on what he deemed as a “surrender” regarding the Chagos Islands.
The Reform UK leader published the letter he has written to the Foreign Secretary, requesting a debate on the issue once Parliament is recalled from recess tomorrow.
The deal – reached after years of negotiations that began under the Tories – will see the UK hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
The US-UK base will remain on the island of Diego Garcia – the biggest of the islands in the archipelago.
Nigel Farage has called for a debate on the issue of the Chagos Islands
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That played a key part in enabling the deal to go forward at a time of growing geopolitical rivalries in the region between Western countries, India and China.
The Clacton MP referred to himself as an “ardent defender of Western global interests” and claims that it is “difficult to view the deal that appears to have been struck as anything other than a damaging capitulation at a time of growing uncertainty around the world”.
He continued on to say that the Chagos decision has “led to speculation about the future of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar”.
Farage is adamant that it is “vital that the House is given an opportunity to scrutinise” the deal, which he described as “damaging to Britain’s security”.
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The third-placed finisher on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here concluded his letter by slamming the Labour Party for not mentioning anything regarding the Chagos Islands in their manifesto.