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David Lammy will meet Donald Trump’s secretary of state in a last-ditch effort to convince the US to back the Chagos Islands deal, The Telegraph understands.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam discussed the Chagos Islands arrangement directly for the first time on Friday, according to Starmer’s office.

The Prime Minister has confirmed his commitment to a Chagos Islands deal despite 'deep disquiet' from the new US administration.

The UK has asked for "strong protections" for a joint UK-US military base on the Chagos Islands. Britain agreed last year to hand over the archipelago over to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute.

The prime minister has pressed Mauritius on the need for the Chagos Islands deal to allow "strong protections" for the UK-US military base there.

Mauritius, a China ally, is on course to take control of the Indian Ocean archipelago. But the deal remains on ice until Mr ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam on Friday spoke directly for the first time ...

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