Trump tells Starmer: 'Do not give away Diego Garcia!' Donald Trump has launched a fresh broadside on the UK's Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, saying Sir Keir Starmer is "making a big mistake". "Prime minister Starmer should not lose control, for any reason, of Diego Garcia, by entering a tenuous, at best, 100 Year Lease," the US president continued. "DO NOT GIVE AWAY DIEGO GARCIA!" This post from Trump comes just hours after the US government said it supports the deal the Starmer government struck.

Source: The Times February 18, 2026 19:31 UTC