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Something else coming up today is the deal with Mauritius over the future of the Chagos Islands.

Last October, the UK announced it would hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius but would maintain a 99-year lease over the UK-US military airbase on the largest of the seven atolls, Diego Garcia.

Yesterday, Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam told his MPs that new conditions had been negotiated, meaning the UK's lease payments would be linked to inflation and frontloaded.

The UK Foreign Office says the figures being quoted - up to £18bn, according to The Times - were "inaccurate and misleading".

The Mauritian PM says he is "confident" the new deal would be approved, saying UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer had said he intended to "push ahead" with the renegotiated deal.

After PMQs, Reform UK leader and Clacton MP Nigel Farage will table an urgent question on the transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos Island back to Mauritius - stay with us as we bring you the latest on the issue.

• For more details: UK denies it faces paying billions more for Chagos deal

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The government's position on US President Donald Trump's comments yesterday that he wants the US to "take over" Gaza could come up in today's PMQs.

Earlier today, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy was asked about the comments during a news conference in Kyiv.

Lammy reiterated the UK's commitment to a two-state solution, saying the government has "always been clear in our belief that we must seek two states, we must see Palestinians able to live and prosper in their homelands, in Gaza, in the West Bank".

"That is what we want to get to, that is why it’s important that we move out of phase one of this hostage deal to phase two and then to phase three and reconstructing Gaza," he said.

"We will play our part in that support for reconstruction, working alongside the Palestinian Authority and Gulf and Arab partners. That’s the guarantee we all need, that there’s a future for Palestinians in their homeland.”

• For more on the international community's reactions to Trump's comments you can follow our separate live page.

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Keir Starmer has just been snapped leaving No 10 and is making his way to the Commons to face Kemi Badenoch.

Very soon, he'll be met with the usual six questions from the Tory leader, two from Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey, and then a number from MPs across the House.

We'll be bringing you all the action once it gets under way, so stay with us.

Can Starmer make good vibes last with EU and US?published at 11:32 Greenwich Mean Time

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Chris Mason
Political editor

European Council President Antonio Costa says there is a "new positive energy" in the EU's relationship with the UK.

President Trump says Keir Starmer has been "very nice" and the pair are "getting along very well".

The good vibes schtick has been rumbling for months between the UK and the European Union.

And what is billed by Downing Street as "the first UK-EU leaders' summit" will take place in the UK on 19 May, it has been confirmed.

A similar good vibes schtick has been rumbling for a few months too between the UK and the United States.

And the prime minister is expected in Washington in the coming weeks.

Vibes only count for so much, but good ones are better than the alternative – especially after the years of bad blood over Brexit, and Donald Trump's penchant for shouting his mouth off.

Starmer, the Remain campaigner who wanted a second EU referendum, now finds himself in possession of Brexit freedoms that give him choices – or dilemmas – over whether the UK tilts towards Washington or towards Brussels.

• Chris Mason's analysis continues: Can those good vibes in both directions be sustained?

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The issue of tariffs may very well come up in the Commons today.

This week has seen a series of drastic moves by Donald Trump, who has imposed - and suspended some - restrictions on China, Mexico and Canada, while also being unclear about whether he will impose tariffs on the UK.

Asked about future tariffs, Trump told the BBC on Sunday night: "The UK is way out of line but I'm sure that one… I think that one can be worked out."

The president did not specify in which way he regarded the UK as being "out of line".

• Here's a detailed guide from BBC Verify on everything you need to know about how Donald Trump's tariffs could affect the UK

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Some political context to get across before things kick off is that, earlier this week, Starmer rejected suggestions that the UK will re-join the European Union - insisting the decision is "settled".

The prime minister met European Council leaders on Monday as he continued his government's efforts to "reset" Britain's relationship with the EU.

Symbolically, it was the first time since Brexit that a British prime minister attended a European Council meeting

Monday's meeting focused on defence co-operation with the war in Ukraine top of the agenda - particularly given the uncertainty over continued American aid to Kyiv.

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It is Wednesday, which means Keir Starmer will face Kemi Badenoch at the House of Commons dispatch box from midday in the latest instalment of Prime Minister's Questions.

The prime minister's meeting with European Union leaders in Brussels on Monday could well be one of the issues which crop up in Parliament this lunchtime - more on that in a moment.

Only on Sunday did Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey urge the PM to begin talks on a new UK-EU customs deal.

Another topic looming over the prime minister is his denial he broke lockdown rules when a voice coach was present during preparation for a Brexit press conference on Christmas Eve 2020.

We'll be bringing you the build-up, live updates and analysis on all the action from the Commons, so stay with us.