Badenoch accuses Farage of trading Chagos for Trump’s silence on the Falklands
British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called “humiliating” a proposal by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to offer US President Donald Trump the Chagos archipelago in exchange for him to stop talking about the Falklands. “Giving away British territory in return for someone keeping quiet is not a deal. It is humiliating,” she told The Telegraph.
British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has dismissed Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's proposal to trade the Chagos archipelago to US President Donald Trump for the president's silence on the Falklands. Badenoch called the idea "humiliating" and emphasized the importance of British sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and the Falklands.
Farage's suggestion came during an interview on the US podcast The Benny Show, where he proposed offering Trump Diego Garcia in perpetuity in exchange for his silence on the Falklands. However, Reform UK clarified that they were referring to US use of the base, not the entire archipelago, and noted that Farage opposes handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
The idea of transferring sovereignty over Chagos to Mauritius while retaining the shared Diego Garcia base was put on hold in April due to opposition from the US administration. Despite this, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has stated that he will continue to pursue the deal. The White House even considered purchasing the archipelago as an alternative.
Trump recently expressed interest in reviewing the US position on British sovereignty over the Falklands amid a dispute over defense spending. Burnham assured Trump of the UK's commitment to the Falkland Islanders' self-determination and their British identity in September.
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