Sir Keir Starmer 's Labour Government recently ceded control of the Chagos Islands territory to Mauritius in a deal which, while ostensibly securing the military base of Diego Garcia — itself leased to the US military — opens the door to Chinese influence.

DONALD Trump told Sir Keir Starmer “you have a friend” here when the pair spoke after his election this week, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. The newly-elected US President also spoke about

Sir Keir Starmer appeared to dodge questions over President-elect Donald Trump’s climate fears at the Cop29 summit.The prime minister was asked how he plans to work with the new US president on climate change, when he previously described the crisis as a “hoax”.Sir Keir appeared to dodge the question during an interview on Tuesday (12 November), instead insisting that the UK will show leadership to tackle the climate crisis.Trump has threatened to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement once more to curb global warming.When pressed again on Trump’s views on climate change, Sir Keir said: “I look forward to working with President Trump.”Since 1986, The Independent has campaigned for what we believe in, not what we are told to believe, with integrity, inclusion, innovation and independence as our guiding principles.

The United Nations Climate Change conference is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, over the next two weeks. But the summit has been overshadowed by Trump's win.

SIR Keir Starmer today echoed Donald Trump as he declared the economy and migration are his “two key priorities”. Travelling to Azerbaijan for the Cop29 climate conference, the PM insisted his jet