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Donald Trump launches attack on Labour's ‘terrible’ Chagos surrender deal as he warns Andy Burnham ‘will have to look at it’

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Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Labour's surrender of the Chagos Islands, branding the planned handover of the British overseas territory to Mauritius as “terrible”. In a world-exclusive interview with GB News, the US president warned Prime Minister Andy Burnham “will have to look” at the proposition if he intends to pursue it. Asked by Bev Turner about the deal, Mr Trump said: “It's terrible. They gave it over to people who shouldn't really have it. “In my opinion, that was terrible." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say In January, Keir Starmer's government stalled in pursuing the deal after President Trump withdrew US support. At the time, he blasted the agreement as an “act of great stupidity”, a position that he refreshed in his conversation with Bev. “It was like they were giving it to people that nobody even knows if they have any right to it. “That was your previous government. I think your new Prime Minister will have to look at that. But that was very bad,” he said. U

First report: Britain to hold fresh talks with Mauritius next week as Burnham pushes ahead with Chagos deal — thesun.co.uk, 12d