Politics LIVE: Keir Starmer warned 'it's over' as PM urged to U-turn after Donald Trump's Chagos deal slapdown

Sir Keir Starmer has been put under pressure to make his 16th U-turn after Donald Trump last night rubbished the Prime Minister's Chagos "surrender" deal.

The US President had initially supported Sir Keir's decision to hand over the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius.

However, Mr Trump expressed grave concerns about the US losing access to its Diego Garcia military base.

He said: "Should Iran decide not to make a Deal, it may be necessary for the United States to use Diego Garcia, and the Airfield located in Fairford, in order to eradicate a potential attack by a highly unstable and dangerous Regime."

Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel is now demanding the Prime Minister cancels the £35billion deal.

The Witham MP said: "It's time Starmer finally saw sense, U-turned and scrapped this appalling deal altogether.

"Giving up British sovereign territory to an ally of China and paying for the privilege is irresponsible and reckless and is clearly undermining our relationship with our most important ally."

Tory peer Lord Hannan, who warned Sir Keir his Chagos deal "is over", added: "The question is how to deal with the officials who put us in this humiliating position: Peter Mandelson, Vijay Rangarajan, Richard Hermer, Jonathan Powell. I won't bother adding Keir Starmer. He is already toast."

However, a Foreign Office spokesman said: "The deal to secure the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia military is crucial to the security of the UK and our key allies, and to keeping the British people safe.

"The agreement we have reached is the only way to guarantee the long-term future of this vital military base"

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Nigel Farage: PM must cancel Chagos 'surrender deal' over risk to special relationship

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called on Sir Keir Starmer to cancel his Chagos handover deal.

Mr Farage said: “Keir Starmer risks alienating our most important ally by giving away the Chagos Islands, the worst deal in British history.

“President Trump is right to say the Prime Minister is making a big mistake. Starmer must cancel this deal.”

READ IN FULL: Donald Trump's Chagos deal slapdown

Donald Trump brutally slap down Sir Keir Starmer over the Prime Minister's Chagos handover deal last night.

In a Truth Social post, Mr Trump said: “I have been telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer, of the United Kingdom, that Leases are no good when it comes to Countries, and that he is making a big mistake by entering a 100 Year Lease with whoever it is that is ‘claiming’ Right, Title, and interest to Diego Garcia, strategically located in the Indian Ocean.”

He added: “Our relationship with the United Kingdom is a strong and powerful one, and it has been for many years, but Prime Minister Starmer is losing control of this important Island by claims of entities never known of before.

“In our opinion, they are fictitious in nature. Should Iran decide not to make a Deal, it may be necessary for the United States to use Diego Garcia, and the Airfield located in Fairford, in order to eradicate a potential attack by a highly unstable and dangerous Regime - an attack that would potentially be made on the United Kingdom, as well as other friendly Countries.”