Donald Trump slams Labour’s ‘terrible’ Chagos surrender deal and warns Andy Burnham

US President Donald Trump has branded Labour’s planned handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as “terrible” and warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham that he will have to reconsider the arrangement, according to GB News.

Speaking in a world-exclusive interview with GB News presenter Bev Turner, the US president delivered a sharp rebuke of the controversial territorial handover. Mr Trump stated that the previous government negotiated a deal that surrendered vital territory to individuals who lack legitimate claim to it.

The agreement, which concerns the sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago and the strategic Diego Garcia military base, previously ran into major obstacles when Washington withdrew its backing. At the time, Mr Trump condemned the initiative as an act of great stupidity, a sentiment he strongly reaffirmed in his latest conversation with GB News.

It’s terrible. They gave it over to people who shouldn’t really have it. In my opinion, that was terrible.

— Donald Trump, US President, GB News

During the exclusive interview, Mr Trump questioned the rationale behind handing over the overseas territory. He emphasized to Bev Turner that the transaction involved giving away assets to parties whose legal standing remains entirely unclear.

• Donald Trump labelled the Chagos surrender deal “terrible” in a world-exclusive GB News interview.
• The US president warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham he must review the proposition.
• Mr Trump previously stalled the initiative by withdrawing American support and calling it an act of stupidity.
• Questions remain over the future of the strategic Diego Garcia military base.

Downing Street has faced mounting pressure from international allies and domestic critics over the wisdom of relinquishing control of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Prime Minister Andy Burnham now faces a critical foreign policy test as Washington makes clear its opposition to the transfer.

Original source: Read the full report at GB News