UK Will ‘Pause For Thought’ on Giving Away Strategic Indian Ocean Base After Trump Blasts Decolonialism ‘Wokeism’

The highly contested plan to give away a highly strategic slice of British territory in the Indian Ocean — which contains one of the world’s most valuable military bases — is again under intense scrutiny as U.S. President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to stop bowing to “wokeism” and international law and just act in his national interest.

Starmer, a slavish internationalist who even in what observers say are the dying days of his leadership has clung to his political capital-crushing deal to pay Mauritius to take away the British Indian Ocean Territory, has been attempting to force a bill making his treaty law through Parliament.

It was due to be brought back to the house next week, but following Trump’s broadside proclaiming “This land should not be taken away from the UK… do not give away Diego Garcia”, the British government is now to take a “pause for thought” on the matter, so claims Politico citing an unnamed Westminster official.

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