Mauritius officials have said they will “spare no effort” in decolonising the Chagos Islands shortly after it emerged that the UK government had shelved plans to hand over the islands. Despite ...

The UK has vowed to press ahead with its Chagos Island deal despite Donald Trump accusing Sir Keir Starmer of "a big mistake." The often outspoken U.S. leader took to his social media platform to ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pulled the deal to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands—home to the pivotal U.K.-U.S. military base Diego Garcia—from the United Kingdom to Mauritius, ...

American security interests at Diego Garcia have been woefully sold out by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s naivety towards China and capitulation to international lawfare. President Trump ...

The plan to give Mauritius formal control of the islands, home to a U.S.-British military base, was called “an act of great stupidity” by President Trump. By Stephen Castle Reporting from London ...

This is the introduction to Blighty, a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter in which our correspondents turn their gaze on the latest developments in Britain. Last Friday Britain’s government admitted ...