Trump flip-flops again, saying UK’s Chagos deal would be ‘big mistake’

SCMP · 2026-02-18
Trump flip-flops again, saying UK’s Chagos deal would be ‘big mistake’

US President Donald Trump said the UK was making a “big mistake” with its proposed deal to turn over control of the Chagos Islands, just weeks after saying the agreement was the “best” arrangement UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer could make. “Prime Minister Starmer should not lose control, for any rea