Nigel Farage hit out at the "terrible" Chagos Islands deal after Donald Trump signed off the plans. Downing Street said the agreement to hand the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius is being "finalised" after winning approval from the US.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has distanced himself from US President Donald Trump after warning a Ukraine peace deal would turn Russian leader Vladimir Putin into a “winner”. Speaking to the BBC, Farage said he "would not be 100 per cent with" the US President’s current position to end the war.