presenters Gloria De Piero and Tom Harwood returned to screens to discuss as appeared in Parliament to answer crucial questions at the .
The presenters were joined by Tory MP Wendy Norton and Jo White the Labour MP for Bassetlaw to share commentary about the convention.
The discussion turned to Starmer’s as Harwood shared a question from viewers.
Including one who asked: “What can Parliament do to stop this plan to sell off the Chagos Islands, is the Prime Minister trying to upset ?”
White insisted: “No,” as she explained: “Obviously this deal started under the previous Government, James Cleverley was pushing it hard.
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GB News’ had a tense debate about the Chagos deal (Image: GB News)
“Our focus is on protecting security, we will not do any deal that undermines the security of this country and its working with our international partners, making sure that we protect our future now and into the next century.”
Pointing to the Tory MP, Harwood added: “Wendy that is a fair point, it did begin under the Prime Minister that you worked for.”
Norton responded: “There were negotiations, my understanding is at that point, but we stopped them, they were clearly stopped while we were in Government.
“So this now rests firmly with the new Government, with David Lammy the Foreign Secretary and with the Prime Minister, so it’s for them to listen to what people are saying.”
Tension rose as Norton diverted her attention to White and questioned: “Why the rush and why sell off something that’s ours?”
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De Piero interjected: “If the principle is wrong why would you even start negotiations? As you say, you stopped them but you did enter into them so there was obviously a case to be explored, which is why you entered negotiations.”
The MP hit back: “With all due respect, even if you are, I didn’t see the papers, but even if you are exploring something or looking at something, it doesn’t mean to say the principle is that you are going to sell them off, it could be quite the opposite.
“You come to a view, and as I said, we stopped the deal and I come back to the point which is being made time and time again, that this is so rushed through.”
Norton added: “It was so rushed through during the recess before we could even comment on it when there was a cusp for change on Government in Mauritius and then now again, this rush but it feels like the Mauritians have really gotten the Labour government here over a barrel wanting a shorter lease for more money.”
As she noted: “That’s not good for British taxpayers.”