Streeting confirms annual £120m payments to Mauritius on hold while Chagos Islands deal is reviewed – UK politics live

According to a report by The Guardian… Tories say deal should be fully scrapped after it was criticised by Donald Trump during his meeting with Andy BurnhamChagos Islands deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, Streeting saysA thinktank linked to Reform UK has called for the abolition of the state pension and £75bn worth of sweeping tax cuts in a “radical” report likely to influence the party’s platform for the next election, Kalyeena Makortoff reports.And here are two posts from the political commentator Sam Freedman on this story.One of obvious problems Reform has is the views of those in charge don’t remotely match many of their voters.Even if they somehow won a majority it would be with a swathe of low income seats who would not be keen on slashing welfare and tax cuts for the wealthy Continue reading… complete report is on below link. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/sep/23/andy-burnham-labour-anti-disinformation-uk-politics-latest-news-updates