Three outright lies in the first minute of this clip alone. Embarrassing for Sky News "Agreement with Mauritius to sign over the Chagos Islands *back to* the nation" "Return the Chagos Islands to the country" "Formally hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius"

John Healey, defending the Chagos deal, says: “international legal proceedings could have rendered the base inoperable". Frankly this government completely failed to make this case in a detailed & convincing way—and it remains unconvincing. Many people across gov’t disagreed.

Here it is. The Chagos surrender, by Keir Starmer and Lammy is about ‘decolonisation.’ It’s not about Britain’s sovereignty or interests. 👇

I've largely stayed quiet on my own views of the Chagos debacle because quite frankly it sits somewhere between the most astounding political naivety in my lifetime, apologist appeasement drenched in a self-loathing of our nation and it's history, and treason. But the below two

When Keir Starmer scores cheap political points insinuating Conservative MPs are traitors siding with our enemies because we don’t support his Chagos deal, he’d do well to remember some of us have risked our lives to defend this country. He must apologise

Excellent and thoroughly deserved Francis Dearnley Dom Nicholls Adélie Pojzman-Pontay this has become required listening for professional soldiers across Europe

We should stop calling Chagos a ‘deal’. Deal implies we get something in return. This is an absolutely inexplicable giveaway, which will cost us £100m a year.

The Chagos surrender is beyond belief. Why are we paying a foreign country up to £30bn to take an asset that belongs to Britain? Why are we damaging our long-term national security? Starmer looks like a man with a bizarre and pointless fetish for self-mutilation.

He’s lying, just as he lied about having to axe the Winter Furl Allowance to stop the economy crashing.

'In its appeasement of anti-western sentiment in the UN a Labour government has again betrayed that wronged people. This is a lawyers’ stitch-up, a shameful sell-out.' thetimes.com/comment/the-ti…

If you don't know anything about modern RN ships read this excellent, very informative, piece. And Yes - sailors serve IN ships not on them (that I did know!) 'I've gone up against the Russians. Here's my review of the new frigate the Princess launched' telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/2…

It’s Memorial Day. Lest we forget. The Heroes Who Never Made It Home - The Free Press thefp.com/p/the-heroes-w…

Memorial Day isn’t just about burgers and barbecues — it’s about honoring those who gave everything so we can live free. Take a moment to remember. Then go ahead and enjoy your weekend. That’s what they fought for (link in reply)

As a member of RUSI I was unable to attend Lord Hemer’s talk this week. However, I have had the opportunity to read it in full this morning, and to catch up on the controversy it has provoked. The speech has left me bemused, but not for the reasons the Attorney General has found

We are repeatedly told that the world is entering a perilous new phase. So might it be possible for Britain’s senior spymaster to focus on foreign threats to our national security; not this sort of alienating, outdated, performative, and irrelevant guff.

Titania definitely won this argument. 💅🏻

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. 📷 British Normandy Memorial / Florence Marsac #DDay81

Strategic Defence Review signals change, but without troops, nukes or funds, it's just words ⁦BFBS Forces News⁩ ⁦Hamish DBG⁩ forcesnews.com/opinion/strate…

Henry Rice and fellow veterans departing for Normandy. #DDay81

Honestly, even more surprising than my old man meeting Bin Laden after he died is the fact that this dude has 1.4 million followers. Cool my guy.