{"id":2350434,"date":"2024-10-03T19:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-strategic-disaster-uk-gives-african-nation-islands-that-contain-a-secretive-us-military-base\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T19:56:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:56:01","slug":"a-strategic-disaster-uk-gives-african-nation-islands-that-contain-a-secretive-us-military-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-strategic-disaster-uk-gives-african-nation-islands-that-contain-a-secretive-us-military-base\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A Strategic Disaster&#8217;: UK Gives African Nation Islands That Contain a Secretive US Military Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-strategic-disaster-uk-gives-african-nation-islands-that-contain-a-secretive-us-military-base%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350434&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The United Kingdom agreed on Thursday to give up control of islands that hold a secretive U.S. military base to another country.<\/p>\n<p>U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer &mdash; the country&rsquo;s new socialist leader &mdash; d a &ldquo;seminal moment&rdquo; with Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Thursday as the two agreed that the U.K. would give up the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius, according to a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/joint-statement-between-uk-and-mauritius-3-october-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-12-year-old-boy-becomes-youngest-arrested-uk-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K<\/a>. took control of Chagos from Mauritius decades ago, and Mauritius has long asked that the islands be returned to them in a bid to move toward their renewed independence.<\/p>\n<p>The islands contain a key joint U.S.-U.K. military installation used as a hub for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-rushes-cover-humiliating-naval-loss-satellite-images-show-werent-quick-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">naval<\/a> and air assets, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/cnrj.cnic.navy.mil\/Installations\/NSF-Diego-Garcia\/About\/About-Diego-Garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The base is positioned in the Indo-Pacific, which is of consequential strategic value, given that China has become increasingly hostile to other nations in the region.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The deal will safeguard &ldquo;international security,&rdquo; U.K. Foreign Minister David Lammy said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today the UK has reached an agreement with Mauritius, securing the vital military base on Diego Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>Our deal, supported by our US partners, will protect international security, close a potential illegal migration route, and avert threats to peace and prosperity in the Indian&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Lammy (@DavidLammy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidLammy\/status\/1841792390719271406?\">October 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> The base will remain under the control of the U.S. and U.K. for the next 99 years under the agreement signed on Thursday between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/british-politician-makes-major-announcement-uks-nuclear-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starmer<\/a> and Jugnauth.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden welcomed the deal and expressed his support for the continued operations of the base.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a clear demonstration that through diplomacy and partnership, countries can overcome long-standing historical challenges,&rdquo; Biden said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/10\/03\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-occasion-of-an-agreement-between-the-republic-of-mauritius-and-the-united-kingdom-on-the-status-of-the-chagos-archipelago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But top officials in Britain&rsquo;s right-wing parties called Starmer&rsquo;s move misguided, expressing concern that the new agreement could be exploited by China as it continues to try to expand its foothold in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>It would also undermine U.S. and U.K. interests in the region, Conservative Party security <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomTugendhat\/status\/1841789944706093423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spokesman<\/a> Tom Tugendhat said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s taken three months for Starmer to surrender Britain&rsquo;s strategic interests,&rdquo; Member of Parliament and candidate for head of the Conservative Party Robert Jenrick <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertJenrick\/status\/1841788361171784066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in a social media post. &ldquo;This is a dangerous capitulation that will hand our territory to an ally of Beijing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s taken three months for Starmer to surrender Britain&rsquo;s strategic interests.<\/p>\n<p>This is a dangerous capitulation that will hand our territory to an ally of Beijing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CmYDCAn2u5\">pic.twitter.com\/CmYDCAn2u5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertJenrick\/status\/1841788361171784066?\">October 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Giving up the Chagos Islands is a strategic disaster. Our American allies will be furious and Beijing delighted. Labour (U.K.&rsquo;s leftist party) are making the world a more dangerous place,&rdquo; Member of Parliament Nigel Farage <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nigel_Farage\/status\/1841816941129867563\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius.<\/p>\n<p>Mauritius and the UK have been in dispute over the Indian Ocean islands for the past 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>This is handing over an essential Western asset to an ally of China. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3XyqTTJQuH\">pic.twitter.com\/3XyqTTJQuH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Visegr&aacute;d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/1841822185834328071?\">October 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Starmer&rsquo;s left-wing Labour Party took control of the U.K. months ago after the Conservative Party was ousted from power in the country in July, but the new prime minister&rsquo;s tenure has already been plagued with troubles.<\/p>\n<p>Race-related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-12-year-old-boy-becomes-youngest-arrested-uk-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riots<\/a> have consumed the U.K. in recent months, disrupting civilian life and prompting a severe law enforcement response.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer also entered office at a time when the U.K. is suffering from economic troubles, poor quality and access to public services, and mass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigration-grew-5-percent-last-month-chilling-no-potential-terrorists-caught\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigration<\/a>, all problems that still need resolution and remain a top concern among U.K. citizens, according to Gallup.<\/p>\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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