Keir Starmer has sparked utter fury after the Government moved to evict Chagossians from the island after they arrived yesterday in a small boat as part of a major protest against moves to surrender their homeland to Mauritius.

This morning, the de facto First Minister of the Chagos Islands, Misley Mandarin, was served an eviction notice by the UK authorities.

The removal order, revealed by Mr Mandarin, read that he will “be removed from the Territory and shall remain out of the Territory until further notice.”

It added that any breach of the instruction could lead to him and the others who arrived by small boat yesterday with imprisonment or a £3,000 fine.

Revealing the news, Mr Mandarin blasted: “This is really appalling, we have been exiled from our homeland for more than half a century.

“Now, having this vessel serve me this order that if I do not leave the island I might have to be in prison for three years or pay a hefty fine. I am very angry about it.”

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage slammed: “Keir Starmer is now trying to evict the Chagossians who have resettled on their homeland.

“First Minister Misley was served an eviction notice this morning. It should be rescinded. The Chagossian people deserve their right to self-determination.”

A former MP led the brave expedition yesterday, which saw a small boat-load of Chagossians land on their homeland’s beaches and plant the flags of the Chagos Islands, Britain, and the United States.

Adam Holloway, an ex-British Army officer who served as a Captain in the Grenadier Guards, sailed through a British-imposed exclusion zone to land on Île du Coin on Monday alongside a group of Chagos Islanders determined to establish a settlement there.

The extraordinary scenes were captured on video as First Minister of the Chagossian government-in-exile, Misley Mandarin, held aloft a Union Flag and shouted “God save the King!” Mr Holloway personally helped the four-man group raise funds for the mission and worked on mapping the route they would take.

He remains on the island and intends to stay to help build a settlement intended to allow 322 people born there to return before they die. He said: “We’ve done this because Britain is about to make a catastrophically stupid mistake. We are now in a world of great power play. The base at Diego Garcia is absolutely critical to the security of the West.”

Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel reacted: “Chagossians, many of whom have no desire to see the islands handed over to an ally of China, are now taking matters into their own hands. Labour’s deal, cooked up by Peter Mandelson and Jonathan Powell, should be binned. The Conservatives will continue to fight it every step of the way.”

The Chagos Islands were handed to Mauritius under a controversial deal agreed by Sir Keir’s Government, with Britain agreeing to pay billions for the privilege. Critics say the deal hands a vital military base close to a known Chinese ally, raising serious national security concerns.

The population of the Chagos Islands was controversially evicted by Britain more than half a century ago to make way for the Diego Garcia military base, which is jointly operated with the United States. Many Chagossians have spent decades campaigning for the right to return to their homeland, and some have never given up hope of resettling the islands.

Mr Holloway’s dramatic intervention puts further pressure on Sir Keir to rethink a deal already under sustained attack from Conservatives, defence experts and Chagossians themselves.

An FCDO spokesperson said: “The UK government recognises the importance of the islands to the Chagossian community and is working with Mauritius to resume a programme of heritage visits to the Chagos Archipelago. This kind of illegal, unsafe stunt is not the way to achieve that. The vessel does not pose any security risk to Diego Garcia.”