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Donald Trump’s plans to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius could block Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to cede control of the territory |
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Connor Stringer Chief Washington Correspondent |
It was the headache Sir Keir Starmer thought had disappeared.
However, Donald Trump is now considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands and take control of Diego Garcia, the strategically important military base, sinking the Prime Minister’s deal in the process.
It is one of several options drafted by the White House in a paper aimed at providing alternatives to the Prime Minister’s plan, which would hand control of the islands to Mauritius, an ally of China and Iran.
While purchasing the islands is not the White House’s leading solution, sources said the idea was raised directly with Scott Bessent, the US Treasury secretary, who then brought the matter to the president’s attention.
The White House has been in regular discussions with Downing Street about securing the future of Diego Garcia |
To take control of the islands, Washington would first need to allow Starmer’s deal to go through, then negotiate with the Mauritians once sovereignty had been transferred.
It could prove politically embarrassing to the Prime Minister, who has spent months telling the public that his plan to give the islands to Mauritius then pay around £35bn ($46.7bn) for 99 years to lease back the military base was the best possible deal.
Starmer had planned to cede sovereignty of the islands to the Mauritians. Yet ironically, the British Overseas Territory could become American, leaving what was once one of the UK’s most important military bases outside London’s control.
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Hands off our brown eggs! Telegraph readers were unimpressed to discover that Sainsbury’s intends to sell only white-shelled varieties from now on. These apparently have a lower carbon footprint, meaning shoppers can enjoy their breakfast with a side serving of virtuousness.
There’s just one problem, suggested Cecil Weir: “When one considers all the non-essential, out-of-season fruit and vegetables that Sainsbury’s imports from around the world, I cannot help thinking that doing without some of these would have more impact. But this might dent profits, whereas reducing orders to hard-pressed British farmers will cost nothing.”
It’s a fair point. Avocados, after all, are only green in a strictly literal sense. Could they be next for the chop, ushering in the end of brunch as we know it?
Martin Watts had another question: “My wife is a keen baker and many of her recipes call for eggs. If white eggs are smaller than brown eggs, she might be required to compensate by using more white eggs in order to get the same delicious results. Do two white eggs generate the same carbon footprint as one brown egg?”
M L Stephenson added: “I avoid white-shelled eggs because I have found that the shell itself is far thinner than that of a brown-shelled egg, and nearly always cracks in boiling water. I hate water in my boiled egg. If Sainsbury’s is determined to pursue this ridiculous policy, it should insist that the farmers from whom it buys its eggs provide their poultry with calcium-rich feed, in order to strengthen the shells. Until then, I will seek out shops where brown-shelled eggs are for sale.”
For Glenys Alice Ellis, it was even simpler: “Elizabeth II favoured brown eggs scrambled for breakfast as she thought they tasted better.” No arguing with that. Has Sainsbury’s got it wrong? Let me know here and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of this newsletter.
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1949 | George Orwell’s 1984 is published
1968 | Robert F Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
1982 | Ronald Reagan delivers “ash heap of history” speech in Parliament (and a picture from the visit held our front page the following day, seen below)
2017 | Theresa May loses Conservative majority as general election results in hung parliament
Birthdays: Kanye West (49), Mick Hucknall (66), Bonnie Tyler (75)
Plus, in the news today, a danger alert was issued after a snapping turtle was found in a Welsh woodland stream. Where are these freshwater turtles, known for their powerful bite, native to?
A freshwater turtle was seen in the water at Penllergare Valley Woods. They are known for their powerful bite |
1. South Asia
2. Australasia
3. Northern and Central America
4. The Caribbean
Click one of the options to reveal the answer... |
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