U.S. Shouldn’t Have To Stop Britain’s Disastrous Chagos Deal

Starmer and Badenoch clash over Chagos Islands deal at PMQs
The Tory leader says Labour's negotiations could cost the UK billions; the prime minister questions whether Badenoch has been "properly briefed" on UK security.
Britain denies reports it will pay more to finalise Chagos Islands deal
A British minister denied on Wednesday media reports that the government could end up paying billions of pounds more to Mauritius under a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
UK denies Mauritius claims Britain could 'pay double' in new Chagos Islands deal
Sir Keir Starmer had been accused of "bending the knee" to Mauritius after the country's leader said the UK prime minister "intends to push ahead" with the new agreement.
UK faces paying more in Chagos deal, Mauritius PM suggests
The UK faces paying more to Mauritius under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands, the prime minister of the African island nation has suggested. Last October, the UK announced it would hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius,
Britain and Mauritius deny reports the cost of Chagos Islands deal has doubled
Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal is a betrayal of Britain
What a fool I was. In 2020, my wife, our son and I endured a miserable, lonely Christmas, because we were dutifully following the lockdown rules.
The U.S. Shouldn’t Have To Stop Britain’s Disastrous Chagos Deal
If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much as President Trump uses unpredictability as a diplomatic tool, I can predict one thing for sure: there is no way he will allow Britain to give up its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.
Watch: Starmer’s lawyer friend at Mauritian flag-raising on Chagos Islands
Phillipe Sands, who compared Britain’s possession of territory to Russian invasion of Crimea, attended ceremony in 2022 ...
UK and Mauritius ‘confident’ deal can be reached on Chagos, says Mauritian PM
Navin Ramgoolam said Trump was ‘not a wolf’ and it was better to let him review the prospective deal between the UK and ...
Mauritius welcomes prospect of Trump examining Chagos deal
Mauritius welcomes the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump examining a deal reached by Britain and Mauritius over the ...
UK says satellite system key to Chagos US base deal
Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to ...
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Chagos islanders' dream of return now waiting on Trump
Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the ...
Give us Chagos Islands and we will keep out China and Iran, Mauritius tells UK
Deal would prevent a third party gaining influence over territory which hosts key Western military base, says foreign ...