Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal after Boris Johnson accuses Labour of ‘sheer political correctness’ – UK politics live
PM says deal ensures continuation of UK-US military base on the islands and has been welcomed with ‘warm words’ by US Jonathan Powell, who was leading negotiations for the new government with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, offered a robust defence of the government’s agreement in media appearances this morning. Saying it had been a…