By an extraordinary coincidence, the UK has also elected a non-politician to lead its government. Sir Keir Starmer is a ...

Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the White House they may have to wait a little longer.

Sir Keir Starmer claimed Kemi Badenoch is "not fit to be prime minister" as the pair clashed over national security and ...

Keir Starmer was hammered over 'surrender' on the Chagos Islands during PMQs clashes. Sir Keir insisted there was a need for 'legal certainty' over the status of the military base on Diego Garcia - ...

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “kowtowing” to Brussels after he met EU leaders to plead for closer ties with Britain.

Mauritius urged Britain and the US on Monday to push through a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, suggesting it could help contain China and Iran. Dhananjay Ramful, the foreign minister ...

The British government’s negotiation with the Republic of Mauritius to cede the Chagos Islands has been a mess. At time of writing, expectations of an imminent agreement (or rather re-agreement, as ...

The United States has a stake in the Chagos group because the largest island, Diego Garcia, is home to a strategically important U.S. military base. For decades, Britain has administered the ...

A senior aide to Donald Trump has reinforced reports that the new president is determined to block Britain’s plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, describing the plan as calamitous. In a series ...

Suella Braverman has warned that giving away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would be a "disaster" for the British government's relationship with Trump. The Conservative former Home Secretary, a Trump ...

Britain puts future of the islands on hold amid president-elect’s concerns that agreement could boost China’s influence Donald Trump will rule on the future of the Chagos Islands after his ...

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 ...