Sir Keir Starmer will have to wait for approval from Donald Trump before finalising a deal with Mauritius over the future of the Chagos Islands, a bombshell report has revealed.
Labour had been hopeful about certifying an agreement with Mauritius over the islands before the incoming President’s returns to the White House on January 20.
Trump has not commented publicly on the proposed deal and it did not come up during his phone call with Starmer in late December.
Despite several factors still being in play, confidence has faded among British Government figures that the deal will be secured before next Monday.
Starmer will have to wait for Trump’s blessing before the deal is finalised
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The Mauritian Government will host a special Cabinet meeting tomorrow morning to discuss, and potentially approve, the latest proposals, reports the Financial Times.
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