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.
Will UK have to pay more to Mauritius for Chagos deal?
Mauritius has indicated that it has secured more concessions from the United Kingdom in the Chagos Islands deal, raising the lease payments for the Diego Garcia military base
Britain’s handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody
Just three months into power, Labour pulled off what it billed as a diplomatic coup: ending a long-running dispute over the status of the Chagos Islands, one of Britain’s final imperial possessions, while protecting a joint U.K.-U.S. military base there for decades to come.
UK denies it faces paying billions more for Chagos deal
The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands. Last October, the UK announced it would hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius but would maintain a 99-year lease over the UK-US military airbase on the largest island,
Government denies claims Chagos Islands deal could cost £18 billion
There are signs of unease within the Government about the plan to hand over the British Indian Ocean Territory.
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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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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 ...
Sir Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal after Tory leader brands it 'immoral surrender'
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the controversial Chagos Islands deal after the Conservative leader branded it an "immoral ...
UK and Mauritius ‘confident’ deal can be reached on Chagos, says Mauritian PM
Navin Ramgoolam said Donald Trump was ‘not a wolf’ and it was better to let him review the prospective deal between the UK ...
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UK says ‘no change’ to terms in Chagos deal
The British government was grilled in parliament yesterday as it denied claims by Mauritius that a new deal to return the ...
Chagos deal row: Minister denies UK spending £18billion as PM 'faces mini-revolt'
Environment Secretary Steve Reed said that figures being reported are ‘not correct’, but could not say what the final cost of ...
Why is the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia a Geopolitical Hotspot for the UPSC Exam?
With British PM Keir Starmer seeking ‘strong protections’ for the US-British base on Diego Garcia, the Chagos Archipelago is ...
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 ...
Where are the Chagos Islands, why has the UK given them to Mauritius and what about the Falklands?
Where are the Chagos Islands, why has the UK given them to Mauritius and what about the Falklands? - The African island ...