Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Labour — Holborn and St Pancras

Speaking in the House of Commons on 15 January 2025

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We inherited a situation where the long-term operation of a vital military base was under threat because of legal challenges. The negotiations were started under the last Government. The then Foreign Secretary came to this House to say why he was starting negotiations and what he wanted to achieve. He said that the aim was to “ensure the continued effective operation”—[Official Report, 13 December 2022; Vol. 724, c. 865.] of the base. That is precisely what this deal has delivered.

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