‘We’re giving up a strategic asset for no reason’ - Bob Seely on the Chagos Islands
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- The United Kingdom will shortly be ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Under the terms of a new treaty, there will be a 99-year-lease for Diego Garcia, the tropical atoll used by the US government as a military base. It follows two years of negotiation over the strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean. Both sides have vowed to finalise the treaty as quickly as possible.
Will Britain come to regret the decision? How will this affect other British Overseas Territories, like the Falklands? Political correspondent James Heale is joined by Bob Seely, security expert and former member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Sheer ignorance or willingness to be the useful idiots to friends in Moscow and Beijing
Jonathan Powell at it again… From a purely defence point of view it’s disastrous and if you consider the equivalence of the islands in Royal Navy terms, it’s easily two carrier groups worth of capability gone in one fell swoop. This is right up there with giving the Soviet Union the Rolls Royce Nene jet engine.
David lamb is not a safe pair of hands with British interests; one wonders why...
What Mandate did they have for this?
No mandate none. Perhaps they asked Lammy who frankly is never sure what day it is.
This treacherous government makes me sick
This decision also has the American Military boiling mad as they share the use of Diego Garcia and this has been done without taking their views into account.
You realy believe that the USA was not part of the negociation?
They plus india plus the Mauritian gov all agreed.... what universe are you living in ur moving shit up
Mauritian PM has stated the deal was negotiated by both USA and India.
@VTh-f5x Exactly!!!, these right wing imperialist are living in a parallel universe
Are you really that dumb? The Mauritian Govt. has been negotiating the terms with the UK and the UK since 2022. Joe Biden made a statement regarding this historical move, where he said he was happy that they have been able to reach an agreement
Treason.
Outrageous!
I live in the US. I have lived in India and have set up US offshore companies in Mauritius. The Indians have complained about the US base at Diego Garcia, but they ignore us because we are just the organ grinder's monkey. I despair at the cluelessness of the British political media class and their desperation to appear relevant, mainly to each other. Diego Garcia is the only inhabited island in the group. We gave that to the Americans. They are not going to leave. They will make sure their base stays operational and nobody gets too close. The US has bases in Syria and Iraq which they have been told to close and they ignore the requests. The CIA and the State Department will put pressure on the Mauritius government to play ball. We are irrelevant and do not influence the US and Mauritius. Mauritius is a tax haven and American companies are already given tax advantages to set- up shop there. Tourism and financial services are two of the biggest industries. Thanks to Tories like this twit, Britain no longer has a navy. Why does he think the Americans will let China set up a base near Diego Garcia? The Americans don't want us there either and are happy to deal directly with Mauritius.
@@waterboys3001 agreed. Can’t believe people still think we are some world power, with a huge navy. The actual world power America is keeping its military base, regardless of the nominal transfer of sovereignty.
Now the reason for their right to reside in the UK has apparently been removed, has the government announced what timeline the native Chagossians and their descendants will have to wrap up their affairs in the UK before their return to their ancestral homeland?
Thanks a lot Labour voters...
Thank the people who choose not to vote or threw their lot in with another party... People were warned.
😂bro it's all pure bs ....
Global politics and war is purely to extract money from the masses.......
You're not going to find many labour voters here. Their share of the vote didn't change between 2019 and 2024. Conservatives voters fell away because of the over-reaction to covid, mass immigration and national debt and spending getting out of control. There's no pendulum anymore. It just doesn't exist.
Welcome bubbe.😂
Maybe it’s not incompetence but that Labour simply is not on the UK’s side.
The recapture gof the Falklands won Britain the respect of the world; even in Argentina. Countries, some, may envy, may mock, may chafe in anger and resentment - but they recognise the strength of will and the determination of countries that defend what is theirs and have some self-respect. You can hardly expect to receive respect from others if you don't respect yourself. But Lammy isn't in Britain's corner, is he? He's the Foreign Secretary in a sense we need to realise, with an emphasis on the 'foreign' part.
It is not yet a done deal. For environmental and wider geopolitical reasons, it MUST be reversed. it is myopic to the point of imbecile, if a predictably politically illiterate decision from a catastrophically naive and appalling government.
Yes those Tories really didn't know what they were doing when James Cleverly kicked the handover negotiations off in 2022.
Ideological decision making always works out great.
Lefty’s for you. Expect more…
For no reason??? What the hell are you doing there??
Well I'm sure David Lammy is thrilled. I'll bet he gave it his top priority!
Lammy.
Next falkan islands..
Makes me laugh when i hear him saying british sovereignty.😂😂😂😂😂
When you take territory you keep it.
Mauritius will keep it. Thanks.
@@davidsayer9606 That's what Russia said.....
If the trade activity through our membership of the CPTPP expands (as it's a growing market) and there are issues with Taiwan/China, we may regret this decision in the future.
CHY NA, CHY NA, CHY NA! Init; Xi whizz.
Because Britain is weak and although it will never admit it, it will have crumbled to Chinese financial pressure
Not your Island!!!
The Royal Navy has the capability to put a stop to this.
The Royal Navy has to do what the Government says, I think...
No it doesnt. The deal is backed and guaranteed by US and India.
The deal was approved by India.
Royal Navy has no chance against Indian Navy , unless UK calls it's big daddy US to help.
Even big daddy would say , pls give up.. the UK prime era is long past..
UK should more focus on housing crisis, how to control borders , poverty , crime etc..
Someone getting paid somewhere
Because it not belong to UK be civilise
treaason
Very simple: the UK cannot afford it.
@@laurentdrozin812 The UK is paying for it anyway. The simple answer is that Britain likes to "cuck" itself on the world stage.
this man is obsessed with 'the Chinese'
With good reason
The Chinese do exist; you don’t need to put it in scare quotes
@@nickelmouse451 Do you know the Geo-Political goals of "The Chinese", then?
@@nickelmouse451oh yes we do.. the Chinese are very very very scary 😮
That's little India.. Chinese can't go through the island nation..
India will fund more then UK in region if needed..
Zelensky wants money , provide him..
It's American owned in reality anyway
Another big blow to Britain's usefulness to the US after Brexit.
@@shaunl5400what’s brexit got to do with it?
@@gdfggggg Britain in the EU was a voice at top of the EU table that was more aligned with the US. When you are a more useful ally, you have more influence with your allies.
@@shaunl5400 lol
Owned by Mauritius, on lease to USA for 99 years. Uk is out of the picture now.
What does china has to do with Mauritius?
Paranoia.
That's indian background..
Does this man think it would be strategic if Britain kept hold of the India and Africa too?
India that has been independent since 1947, that India?
Not remotely the same thing.
They are all here now,we are baddies,can’t make it up
Only in bizzaro world where those examples are even remotely comparable. You may be familiar with this world.
Yes we should never given up Africa, China have walked in an own what we used to own. The age of empire is back.
Over the moon. Byeeeee.
No need to patrol truly vast areas of sea for absolutely no reward. Whilst also avoiding endless whining.
Oh dear 🤦♂️
🤡💩you must be trolling videos on this matter, i seen several of your comments…comical if you wasn’t pathetic!
Gammons crying in the comments section haha
Traitor
Don't you believe in Strategic importance, then? You need to Educate yourself, you might get lost in the Ocean...
Bot
Ignoring the fact that gammon is one of the few ‘insults’ which appears to be acceptable.. does that mean the N word or P word should also be acceptable..?
I think you’ll find it’s not ‘gammons’ weeping but well informed people looking nervously at the next empire - china; you know the one with an impeccable human rights record, and huge territorial expansionist desires..
Its hilarious. Well done Sir Kier.
Bunch of fools
GREAT BRITAIN SHOULD NEVER GIVE UP AN INCH OF TERRITORY DIDN'T YOU GIVE AWAY ENOUGH TERRITORIES SINCE 1945!!!!!
Are you dumb? Which territory ? It was never yours what are you talking about ?