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Claudia Savage

‘Outright hostility’ to UK-Chagos deal in incoming Trump cabinet, says Farage

The Reform UK leader warned the Government against being ‘at conflict’ with the US (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA) - (PA Wire)

Nigel Farage has claimed there is “outright hostility” in the US to the UK’s deal with Mauritius to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.

The Reform UK leader, who has been a long-time backer of President-elect Donald Trump and visited the US on his re-election, said incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz and defence secretary Pete Hegseth were both opposed to the deal.

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