On the table, off the table, on the table, off the table.
For crying out loud.
ClearlyCylindrical on
It was an act of great stupidity. Broken clock and all.
Strict-Comparison583 on
Great news. Probably fleeting, but a win for now is a win.
BoedoBoyo on
Brilliant news. It was a truly stupid and outrageous betrayal.
Less-Guest6036 on
So now the future and security of a vital military base is in doubt because Trump got upset
Dalecn on
Honestly why are the government wasting so much political capital on this brain dead fucking deal. Take the fucking win stop doing anything and blame Trump.
This-Bread-1130 on
Thank you Sir Nigel for bringing this treacherous betrayal to the attention of the greatest president in living memory 🙏
No_Weakness8999 on
The right decision, but Labour should never have entertained it, nor the Conservatives before them.
Mageofsin on
We didnt need Trump to see itws stupid, it was a Tory deal that they will no doubt attack Labour for.
Smooth_News_7027 on
How embarrassing. The correct decision, but this whole fiasco has made the government look like incompetent wet wipes on the world stage.
PNghost1362 on
Anybody wanna explain their opinion on why its a stupid deal to give back land that we took?
Saltypeon on
We should just settle into our new position in the world, the empire has long gone, we left the EU, we don’t have the military or political talent to play Billy big bollocks anymore.
Put Chagos up for sale. If America want a base there they can buy it. If nobody buys it, shut the base and convert it into an asylum processing centre.
What exactly would the UN do? More harsh letters, they can’t even enforce Hezbollah disarming which has a resolution with 7000+ peacekeepers there, 20 years they been fiddling with binoculars doing sweet fa.
SP1570 on
The illusion of a rule based international system with some sort of agreed upon law has been shattere in the past 15 months… I guess it makes little sense for the UK to continue pretending by adhering to court rulings, especially when we were doing this as a favour to those who did the most to undo such world order.
AceOfSpades532 on
A broken clock is right twice a day and all that, even if he was saying it for the wrong reasons it would be ridiculous for us to give it up
mittfh on
Given the islands were uninhabited prior to colonisation and without regular supplies, the islanders would effectively be living a subsistence existence, maybe we should have campaigned fit the islands (minus Diego Garcia) to be an international protectorate with a similar status to Antarctica?
Brilliant_Version344 on
What a waste of time doing this deal in the first place
ballsybadger on
Wrong, Mauritius decided they didn’t recognise the agreement, KS had no choice but to pull out.
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On the table, off the table, on the table, off the table.
For crying out loud.
It was an act of great stupidity. Broken clock and all.
Great news. Probably fleeting, but a win for now is a win.
Brilliant news. It was a truly stupid and outrageous betrayal.
So now the future and security of a vital military base is in doubt because Trump got upset
Honestly why are the government wasting so much political capital on this brain dead fucking deal. Take the fucking win stop doing anything and blame Trump.
Thank you Sir Nigel for bringing this treacherous betrayal to the attention of the greatest president in living memory 🙏
The right decision, but Labour should never have entertained it, nor the Conservatives before them.
We didnt need Trump to see itws stupid, it was a Tory deal that they will no doubt attack Labour for.
How embarrassing. The correct decision, but this whole fiasco has made the government look like incompetent wet wipes on the world stage.
Anybody wanna explain their opinion on why its a stupid deal to give back land that we took?
We should just settle into our new position in the world, the empire has long gone, we left the EU, we don’t have the military or political talent to play Billy big bollocks anymore.
Put Chagos up for sale. If America want a base there they can buy it. If nobody buys it, shut the base and convert it into an asylum processing centre.
What exactly would the UN do? More harsh letters, they can’t even enforce Hezbollah disarming which has a resolution with 7000+ peacekeepers there, 20 years they been fiddling with binoculars doing sweet fa.
The illusion of a rule based international system with some sort of agreed upon law has been shattere in the past 15 months… I guess it makes little sense for the UK to continue pretending by adhering to court rulings, especially when we were doing this as a favour to those who did the most to undo such world order.
A broken clock is right twice a day and all that, even if he was saying it for the wrong reasons it would be ridiculous for us to give it up
Given the islands were uninhabited prior to colonisation and without regular supplies, the islanders would effectively be living a subsistence existence, maybe we should have campaigned fit the islands (minus Diego Garcia) to be an international protectorate with a similar status to Antarctica?
What a waste of time doing this deal in the first place
Wrong, Mauritius decided they didn’t recognise the agreement, KS had no choice but to pull out.