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PM's decision on Chagos 'is not just an act of stupidity but complete self-sabotage'
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|January 21, 2026
Badenoch also warned that the Prime Minister has risked UK security by giving the go-ahead to China’s mega-embassy in London.
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She claimed that Labour “are weak in a world that increasingly cares only about strength”, adding: “Keir Starmer’s decision is not just an act of stupidity...but also an act of complete self-sabotage.”
Mr Trump lost patience with Sir Keir over his resistance to US attempts to seize Greenland, and unleashed a social media onslaught which left the US-UK “special relationship” hanging by a thread.
The PM risked provoking the president further by approving Beijing’s new mission building.
‘The government signed off plans for the site at Royal Mint Court next to the Tower of London despite furious opposition from MPs and amid warnings that the HQ will be used as a “spy hub”.
Critics accused Sir Keir, expected to visit China this month, of lacking “backbone” and of “kowtowing” to the communist superpower.
This story is from the January 21, 2026 edition of Daily Express.
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