MPs and military figures urge Trump to intervene and block Starmer’s Chagos deal

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Former defence secretary Sir Grant Shapps and ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith have signed a letter along with other politicians and former senior military officers to Donald Trump asking him to intervene to block the Chagos deal.

MPs and military figures urge Trump to intervene and block Starmer’s Chagos deal

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