The First Minister of the Chagos Island has refused to leave his homeland after Sir Keir Starmer has agreed to surrender the atoll.
Misley Mandarin told Nigel Farage on GB News the British authorities will have to “kill” him before he is removed from the territory in the Indian Ocean.
This comes after Mr Mandarin was served a removal order stating he has to leave the Chagos Islands, otherwise he faces three years imprisonment or a £3,000 fine.
He said on the People’s Channel when asked if he would comply with the removal order: “They have to walk over my body, drag me from the beach, put me on the boat – even kill me.
“I want to stay, this is my homeland, my homeland is a British territory.
“I’m British and I’m staying.”
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