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Politics · 21 February 2026

Priti Patel Heads to Washington to Undermine Starmer’s Controversial Chagos Deal

Priti Patel Heads to Washington to Undermine Starmer’s Controversial Chagos Deal

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Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel is travelling to Washington to meet senior figures in Donald Trump’s administration in a bid to derail Keir Starmer’s agreement to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. She claims the deal weakens UK strategic interests and wants Trump’s team to help ensure the plan is "dead in the water," which has drawn criticism from US leaders and opposition politicians alike amid broader geopolitical tensions.

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