Will Labour reconsider the Chagos deal?
January 17, 2025
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January 17, 2025
Will Labour reconsider the Chagos deal?
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<p>Keir Starmer is stuck between the UN and Donald Trump.</p><br /><p>Under pressure from the International Court, Labour are due to relinquish British ownership of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean. </p><br /><p>But the islands house a strategic US airbase, and the Prime Minister needs to maintain good relations with the incoming Trump administration.</p><br /><p>Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe answer a listener's question about whether the government will rethink the Chagos Islands deal.</p><br /><p>They also discuss whether the New Statesman should regret backing Labour at the general election, and how the UK will be affected by new moderation rules on Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram.</p><br /><p>Ask a question for a future episode at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus</p><br /><p>Get the New Stateman's political analysis in your inbox every weekday by signing up to our newsletter, Morning Call: morningcall.substack.com</p><br /><p>Subscribe to the New Statesman for full access to all our reporting and analysis: www.newstatesman.com/jan24</p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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