Burnham wants to ‘recast’ Chagos Islands deal after US resistance
The Guardian1 min read1 reads
UK PM says he wants ‘a new discussion’ with Washington over the disputed islands
Andy Burnham: ‘We are in discussion with our US friends to see how we might recast the arrangement that better meets their concerns.’ Photograph: Kin Cheung/PAAndy Burnham: ‘We are in discussion with our US friends to see how we might recast the arrangement that better meets their concerns.’ Photograph: Kin Cheung/PABurnham wants to ‘recast’ Chagos Islands deal after US resistance
UK PM says he wants ‘a new discussion’ with Washington over the disputed islands
Andy Burnham has said he wants to “recast” the UK’s deal to cede control of the Chagos Islands after resistance from Washington, which said the agreement could instead be modelled on America’s Greenland deal with Denmark.
