Chagos Islands, Britain

Starmer under fire amid row over Chagos deal cost
Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire at PMQs after Mauritius said the UK had agreed to change payment terms in its deal to hand it control of the Chagos Islands. It comes after Mauritian PM Navin Ramgoolam claimed the UK had now agreed to front-load the payments and change how they are calculated.
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.
Britain Denies Reports It Will Pay More to Finalise Chagos Islands Deal
Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - a former colony that became independent in 1968 - while retaining control under a 99-year lease of the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago.
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.
Control of US-UK Military Satellite System Is Key to Chagos Deal
A satellite communications system used by the US and UK to run military operations is central to efforts by Britain to resolve the sovereignty of the Chagos islands, UK security officials familiar with the matter said.
Starmer and Badenoch clash at PMQs over multi-billion pound Chagos Islands deal
The Conservative leader criticised plan as an "immoral surrender", while Starmer says Badenoch is "not fit to be prime minister". | ITV National News
Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal is a betrayal of Britain
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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,
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 sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, which house a U.S.-British military base, the island nation's prime minister said Tuesday.
Mauritius says 'new deal' reached with UK on Chagos Islands
Mauritius's prime minister said Tuesday that his country had reached a newly renegotiated deal with Britain over control of the strategic Chagos Islands, but was awaiting US President Donald Trump's opinion.
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 and Mauritius.
Shocking graph reveals everything Keir Starmer's '£18bn Chagos betrayal could pay for
Shared by GB News journalist Tom Harwood on X, the graph compares the "true cost of Chagos" with potential allocations such ...
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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 ...
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Starmer and Badenoch clash over Chagos Islands deal at PMQs
The Tory leader says "when Labour negotiates, our country loses"; the prime minister questions whether Badenoch has been "properly briefed" on UK security.
Moment Labour minister completely blows her lid in furious Chagos row: 'Not serious!'
Cabinet minister Lucy Powell lost her cool on the BBC today amid a tense Chagos showdown with the Tory spokesman.
Snatching winter fuel allowance from OAPs while giving away billions AND Chagos makes us an international laughing stock
BENDING the knee is one of Sir Keir Starmer’s favourite exercises. Nothing illustrates his abject impulse for appeasement ...
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Chagos deal is "shambolic" - Government must give MPs a say
Commenting on Starmer's plans to push ahead with the Chagos deal, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said: ...
Hopeless Keir Starmer forced to deny Mauritius claims £9bn Chagos deal payment will rise
Progress on the Chagos deal has slowed since Donald Trump was consulted on it, despite previous efforts to get it signed ...
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 ...