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PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer faces Trump questions after Chagos row

Keir Starmer will face MPs at Prime Minister's Questions today after Donald Trump launched explosive attacks and threats on the UK this week. The US President yesterday published an extraordinary post branding Britain's Chagos deal an "act of GREAT STUPIDITY" - despite the American administration previously welcoming the agreement. Opposition politicians - including Tory leader Kemi Badenoch - seized on Mr Trump's words and piled attacks on Mr Starmer over the deal. Ms Badenoch is likely to jump on the opportunity to criticise the decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius at PMQs. It comes after Mr Starmer on Monday had welcomed Ms Badenoch's support in the face of Mr Trump's threats over Greenland. The US leader over the weekend threatened to slap a 10% tariff "on any and all goods" sent to the US by eight NATO allies including the UK from February 1, rising to 25% from June 1, until he gets a deal to buy Greenland. Ms Badenoch agreed the threats were wrong. Other MPs are also likely to pile pressure on the PM over UK-US relations at PMQs, including avid Trump critic Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey. Continue reading... https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic... The Mirror Facebook:   / dailymirror   The Mirror IG:   / dailymirror   The Mirror TikTok:   / dailymirror   The Mirror Twitter:   / dailymirror   The Mirror Homepage: https://www.mirror.co.uk Sign up for our newsletters: https://www.mirror.co.uk/email #TheMirror #News #Politics