EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer 'rumbled' 24 hours before state visit as Donald Trump's team handed embarrassing private letter

Now, 24 hours before Donald Trump touches down on UK soil, a private letter led by Stand for Our Sovereignty and backed by Brexit Facts4EU appeals to the President on two issues on which both countries' interests are aligned.

The first of two issues at stake is the 'Chagos surrender Bill', which has a direct effect not only on UK security but also on that of the United States.

The President has been alerted to the 'killer clause' which was revealed by Stand for Our Sovereignty and Brexit Facts4EU on Friday, and covered by GB News on Saturday here.

The second issue is the intention of Sir Keir Starmer to recognise the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in New York next week.

We start with Chagos, however, as this follows directly from the Commons debate last week.

The story began last week with the publication of a letter provided to President Trump and signed by over 40 Parliamentarians and influential figures.

The letter exposed a 'killer clause' that Labour had smuggled into the Bill currently being debated, which would allow Sir Keir to do whatever he likes with his treaty that hands the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius.

The Mauritians could insist on Diego Garcia - home to a military base jointly run by the UK and US - and its accompanying islands becoming a nuclear-free zone under the Pelindaba Treaty, within weeks of the treaty being passed through.

This makes the base very important from an American perspective, given the presence of its stealth bombers based there, and the deepwater port at Diego Garcia could no longer be used by both the UK and U.S. fleets of nuclear-armed submarines.

Former Brexit Minister David Jones said: "“Keir Starmer has been rumbled. It’s clear he is preparing to surrender British and US security without proper parliamentary oversight – a reckless move that endangers our alliance with the United States.

“Just as he was forced into a u-turn over his ill-judged Mandelson appointment, Starmer must now pause and rethink.

“To press ahead with the Chagos surrender would trample on sovereignty, destroy Britain’s credibility with our most important ally, and create lasting damage to our foreign policy.”

He will do so alongside President Macron of France, who has set no preconditions.

The Prime Minister said in July: "I've always said we will recognise a Palestinian state as a contribution to a proper peace process at the moment of maximum impact for the Two-State Solution. With that solution now under threat, this is the moment to act."

The U.S. has directly opposed the recognition of a Palestinian state and told the United Nations this is "yet another misguided and ill-timed publicity stunt", and "is a gift to Hamas".

It will be an "insult to the victims of October 7", and "yet another counterproductive gesture that only rewards Hamas, drags out the war, and undercuts the very diplomatic efforts to free the hostages and end the suffering in Gaza", the U.S. said.

According to the key architects behind the Stand for Our Sovereignty, Sir Keir has given himself a "get out of jail free card" by including the statement: "We will make an assessment in September on how far the parties have met these steps."

Mr Trump could tell Sir Keir that there have been no more gestures towards the release of more hostages, nor have they given any indication that "they will commit to having no future role in the governance of Gaza", as a No10 spokesman insisted at the time of the Prime Minister's statement.

The President could push Sir Keir to recognise that insufficient progress has been made and that he votes against the motion or abstains instead.