Nigel Farage To Cosy Up To Trump At Maro-A-Lago Dinner

Nigel Farage is jetting off to Donald Trump’s Florida home to dine with the US president amid a wider rift between the UK government and the White House.

The Reform UK leader said he will spend to Trump about the government’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius and lease back the UK-US military base for £101 billion over 99 years.

The bill to give up the archipelago is currently on pause in parliament after the president withdrew his support for the idea once again.

He urged Keir Starmer not to “give away Diego Garcia”, warning that doing so would be a “blight on our Great Ally”.

Trump U-turned on his support for the deal after the UK refused to let American forces use British military bases for pre-emptive US strikes on Iran.

Farage, a friend of Trump’s, has long opposed the Chagos deal.

He claimed last month that Starmer “risks alienating our most important ally by giving away the Chagos Islands, the worst deal in British history”.

While attending a ‘Save Chagos Boat Party’ on Thursday, Farage told GB News – the station where he is also a presenter – that he would be visiting Trump on Friday.

“We think this is the central plan for this government’s foreign policy and we are beating them back,” Farage said.

“President Trump has almost understood the deal, but I will be dining at Mar-a-Lago tomorrow night and we will reinforce the message.”

The UK has since granted the US permission to use its military bases for limited, defensive purposes in its ongoing conflict against Iran.

However, Starmer has warned the White House about the legality of the war and suggested Trump has no plan.

The president has subsequently hit out at the prime minister, saying he’s “not Winston Churchill” as the “special relationship” hits a rocky patch.

Farage has also called for Britain to join Trump’s war in Iran, even though only 29% of Brits back the US-Israeli strikes last weekend, according to YouGov.