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In the Commons on Wednesday afternoon, Farage said: “I can assure you, having been in America last week, knowing also the incoming defence secretary very well, there is outright hostility to this deal.
“Diego Garcia was described to me by a senior Trump adviser as the most important island on the planet as far as America was concerned.”Farage claimed: “There is no basis for this agreement to continue what it is, and if you do, you will be at conflict with a country without which we would be defenceless.”
They expressed fears it would put other contested territories like Gibraltar and Falkland Islands under threat.also reported on Wednesday that the Trump transition team has requested legal advice from the Pentagon over the agreement.US government sources allegedly told the newspaper Trump might veto the deal – not to set to take place until after the president-elect’s inauguration – over global security fears.
He said: “This government inherited a situation where the long-term secure operation of this crucial military base was under threat.
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