The UK has asked for "strong protections" for a joint UK-US military base on the Chagos Islands. Britain agreed last year to hand over the archipelago over to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute.

"There's no point denying it's a mess", a backbench Labour MP tells me, as the latest twist in the Chagos deal unfolds. On a day when we expected the Mauritian government to rubber stamp the plans ...

Navin Ramgoolam, who has been at the heart of negotiations with the UK over the Chagos Islands ... Mr Ramgoolam, who has been nicknamed “London Boy” in his home country for his links to ...

Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand back the Chagos Islands has been thrown into chaos amid reports Britain will wait for Donald Trump's approval. The UK wanted to secure an agreement with Mauritius ...

The prime minister has pressed Mauritius on the need for the Chagos Islands deal to allow "strong protections" for the UK-US military base there. Sir Keir Starmer spoke to his Mauritian ...

Sir Keir Starmer has told the Mauritian leader that the deal to give away the Chagos Islands must not aid China’s “malign influence”. The Prime Minister also urged Mauritius to ensure the ...

The UK will not finalise a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is consulted. The British government ...

Note: This is part three of a three-part series on the proposed handover of the Chagos Archipelago from the UK to Mauritius. Part one — Why the Proposed UK-Mauritius Handover Would Be a Strategic Blow ...

US President-elect Donald Trump will be consulted on the UK's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands - where there is a joint US-UK military base - to Mauritius. The UK announced in October it would ...

Kemi told the Government to cancel the proposed deal with Mauritius for the Chagos Islands, saying it will cost billions of pounds. Daily Mail Posted: January 15, 2025 | Last updated: January 15, 2025 ...

The UK's planned handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius should be considered by incoming US President Donald Trump before it goes ahead, Downing Street has said. Efforts were made to get the ...