Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos “surrender bill” has suffered another massive blow after peers voted to kick it back to MPs. Members of the House of Lords overwhelmingly backed a vote to object to the treaty, which would see Britain forking out billions to return its own territory to another country. The Upper House voted 201 to 169 in favour of a formal objection, known as a “regret motion”, which expressed disapproval with the treaty and has forced it back to the Commons where it must be debated again by MPs. Under the proposed terms of the deal, the United Kingdom will hand up to £30billion to Mauritius as part of a handover which former military chiefs have branded an act of “self-harm”. In a letter signed by several former leaders of the military, it was argued that the base located there was an essential part of British national security. The letter, seen by GB News, said: “We also believe that the Labour Party has been disingenuous to the point of distortion and dishonesty in its …