Farage heads to Mar-a-Lago to reinforce Trump’s opposition to Chagos Islands deal

Published March 6, 2026 11:25am ET



Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is jetting across the Atlantic today, hoping to make it to Mar-a-Lago in time to affirm Washington’s opposition to the United Kingdom’s “worst deal in history.”

Farage, speaking at the “Save Chagos Boat Party” event organized by British outlet Guido Fawkes on Thursday, told attendees that he would be heading to Florida to reinforce President Donald Trump’s opposition to the British ceding of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to neighboring Mauritius.

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