EXCLUSIVE: Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emergesAndrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands was causing international angerView 4 Images Tory turncoat Andrew Rosindell wrote to Joe Biden in 2020 (Image: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)A Reform defector has been accused of a "staggering act of hypocrisy" for griping about the Chagos Islands deal despite begging Joe Biden for an almost identical agreement. ‌Andrew Rosindell penned a letter in 2020 warning Mr Biden that failure to "decolonise" Chagos was causing international anger. ‌Mr Rosindell wrote: "Now is a propitious time to re-assess the long-term security and strategy of this vitally important joint base in the Indian Ocean. Mr Rosindell wrote: "The Group has long advocated that with political will, determination, and compromise these issues can be resolved." This is the same person who signed letters, and lobbied the British and even foreign governments to respect the ICJ ruling on the Chagos Islands.

Source: Daily Mirror January 21, 2026 15:37 UTC