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Burnham wants to ‘recast’ Chagos Islands deal after US resistance
UK PM says he wants ‘a new discussion’ with Washington over the disputed islandsUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he wants to “recast” the UK’s deal to cede control of the Chagos Islands after resistance from Washington, which said the agreement could instead be modelled on America’s Greenland deal with Denmark.The prime minister told the Economist he wanted “a new discussion” with the US over the disputed islands, which are home to the Diego Garcia military base. Continue reading...
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