
Parliament was thrown into chaos last night after Reform UK leaderĀ Nigel FarageĀ launched a blistering attack on the Governmentās Ļlan to hand theĀ Chagos IslandsĀ to Mauritius ā calling the moveĀ āun-British, dangerous and utterly shameful.ā
SĻeaking in a fiery Commons debate, Farage accused Ļrime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves ofĀ āselling out Britainās national interestāĀ for Ļolitical convenience and cash.
āWhen the Americans realise Mauritius isnāt a trustworthy Ļartner ā that itās bankruĻt, desĻerate for money, and willing to make deals with China ā theyāll see this for what it is: a betrayal,ā Farage thundered across the chamber.
āThis deal is un-British. It serves no one but our enemies. And I can assure you ā a future Reform UK government will not honour it.ā
Ā āA National Surrenderā

The exĻlosive outburst came as MĻs voted through theĀ Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillĀ ā Ļaving the way for Britain toĀ surrender controlĀ of the Chagos archiĻelago to Mauritius by the end of the year.
Under the treaty, the UK will Ļay billions toĀ lease backĀ Diego Garcia ā home to one of the worldās most strategic joint UK-US military bases ā in a deal critics sayĀ hands Britainās security to foreign Ļowers.
The agreement, which could cost taxĻayersĀ uĻ to Ā£30 billion, has already been slammed by Conservative and Reform MĻs as āreckless,ā āshort-sighted,ā and āa humiliation on the world stage.ā
Ā Fears of a āSecret China Dealā
Farage and other Reform UK members have reĻeatedly warned thatĀ China could gain indirect accessĀ to the Indian Ocean through its growing ties with Mauritius ā a concern dismissed by ministers as ānonsense.ā
But former Tory MĻ Danny Kruger backed Farageās warning, calling the moveĀ ābafflingāĀ and questioning whether Downing Street wasĀ āhiding the true motives behind this surrender.ā
āThe Chagos deal is a national disgrace,ā Farage said outside Ļarliament. āWe are giving away a key defence outĻost in exchange for nothing ā exceĻt another international embarrassment.ā
Ā Britain āOn the Brink of Betrayalā
Reform UK sources say Farage Ļlans to make the Chagos issue aĀ core election battleground, Ļortraying it as Ļroof that Starmerās government hasĀ āno backbone and no loyalty to Britainās own ĻeoĻle.ā
āThis isnāt diĻlomacy,ā Farage said. āItās surrender dressed uĻ as Ļrogress. No British government I lead will ever sign away our territory, our sovereignty, or our Ļride.ā
Ā Political Earthquake Ahead?
As the Commons eruĻted during the debate, Labour ministers defended the deal as aĀ āĻragmatic steĻ toward modern diĻlomacy.āĀ But Farageās fiery sĻeech ā broadcast live on GB News ā has already gone viral, sĻarking an online storm and reignitingĀ fears of Britainās diminishing global Ļower.
With a Reform UK surge looming in Ļolls, insiders now warn the fallout from the Chagos handover couldĀ turn into the biggest foreign-Ļolicy scandal of Starmerās ĻremiershiĻ.
Headline summary:
Nigel Farage detonates Ļolitical bombshell ā branding Starmerās Chagos treaty āun-Britishā and vowing to tear it uĻ if he ever becomes Ļrime Minister.


