Former defense secretary Sir grant curse And former-tori leader Ian Duncan Smith has signed a letter with other politicians and former senior military officers along with Donald Trump. Chagos deal.
Serious concerns are more than the impact on UK and US defense and security Diego Garcia case in Indian OceanThe government of Sir Kir Stmper claims that it is protecting.
The US President has already given his blessings with Mauritius, but was sent to the White House. Sir ker stormer On confirming the deal in the House of Commons, he pushed through a vote.
A badly debate on the deal between MPs claimed that the government’s legal case to hand over the islands had “collapsed”.
MPs said that the UK claims that the UK will be subject to legal challenges through the Law of Law (UNCLOS) through the United Nations Conference.
As before Excluded by IndependentGovernment used UNCLO Its main legal case for the suggestion of the UK and the United States may lose access to the important military base on Diego Garcia.
But the UK is protected from UNCLOS as it has an opt out in Article 28 of the agreement “including military activities, including military activities by government ships and military activities by aircraft engaged in non-commercial service, and disputes related to law enforcement activities” Article 28 of the agreement.
In a letter from British politicians and retired military personnel, he warned Mr. Trump that handing over the islands would mean that Mauritius could prevent the Allies from taking nuclear weapons.
He said: “If the UK and America are banned from storage of nuclear weapons in Diego Garcia, it will be important for our strategic interests, defense capabilities and the effectiveness of our nuclear preventive.
“Mr. President, you have made your reputation to refuse to stop the strategic land for those who weaken the US.
Labor government is trying to move forward through the deal before the human rights challenge by Chagosan, which was kept out of negotiations and only limited rights to return to islands, can be heard in October.
It is estimated that the taxpayer will cost £ 30BN for the cost of more than 99 years.
But this debate focused on the threat of international rule, which reduced the ability of UK and America to use Aadhaar.
Defense Secretary John Heli admitted that UNCLOS was the biggest concern.
He told the MPs: “Within a few weeks, international rule began to weaken our ability to maintain and control our complete operating sovereignty on Diego Garcia.
“Within a few years we hope that it will be at a point in which it compromises our ability to continue the operation that is necessary to protect people at home here and also protects our army when deployed worldwide.”
But many Tory MPs disputed the legal matter, which he underlined which makes the deal necessary.
Chhaya Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois said: “During the debate on Diego Garcia during today’s Commons, the legal case of the government fell under a near investigation. He eventually revealed that the” legal threat “is to justify his £ 35 billion surrender deal, which is already a clear option for military activities that we already have a clear option for military activities.”