Keir Starmer reaches Chagos 'agreement' with Donald Trump in first phone call since President's furious attack

Keir Starmer reaches Chagos 'agreement' with Donald Trump in first phone call since President's furious attack

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have spoken about the Chagos Islands to each other for the first time on record since the President's vicious attacks on the deal last month.In a readout of a phone call between the two world leaders on Tuesday night, Downing Street said the pair “recognised the strategic importance” of the US-UK base on Diego Garcia.“The leaders agreed their governments would continue working closely to guarantee the future ope…

UK and US to work closely to keep Diego Garcia base operating

PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer and US president Donald Trump have agreed to work “closely” to keep the Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean functioning, the prime minister’s office said on Tuesday.The agreement follows criticism by Trump last month over the UK’s decision to return the Chagos islands, which include Diego Garcia, to Mauritius. The islands have been the subject of a long-running diplomatic dispute. Trump had earlier endorsed…