Donald Trump has cleaned up the British plan to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Down Street said today.
De Hoop has been high among opponents of Sir Keir Starmer's plan to transfer the strategically important archipelago – and £ 9 billion – that the US president could veto.
The islands are the home base of the Airbase of Diego Garcia, which is used by the United States, and Senior Republicans had the decision to question them in exchange for a lease agreement of 99 years.
However, when Sir Keir met Trump last month in the White House, he surprised the tories and other critics by saying: “We are going to have some discussions about it soon, and I feel it will work very well,” said Mr Trump.
“I think we are inclined to join your country.”
This afternoon the official spokesperson for the Prime Minister said that the president “recognizes the power of the deal.”
“I understand that it is now between us and the Mauritian government to complete the deal after the discussions with the US,” he added.
The American president suggested that he could ignore Republican and Tory Fury about the government's plan to transfer the archipelago of the Indian Ocean, while he met Sir Keir Starmer in the White House.
The deal can only continue with the approval of the United States, which has an airbase in Diego Garcia.
