The UK is considering front-loading its funding package for Mauritius as part of a sweetened deal ceding sovereignty of the ...

Donald Trump’s team is looking for a way to veto the deal as a result of concerns over possible Chinese interference ...

Surrendering UK sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is an “irresponsible act”, a Labour former minister has said, backing calls ...

Failure often occurs little by little, then all of a sudden. This feels increasingly true of the UK’s attempt to cede ...

Downing Street would not be drawn on financial arrangements, but it is thought Whitehall could stump up a number of years’ ...

Resumed negotiations over a proposed deal to return the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius from Britain are not solely over financial compensation, the premier and a government official have said.

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said ‘Starmer and Lammy need to come to their senses and ditch the deal’ ...

A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued ...

New Mauritian PM sends fresh Chagos proposals to UK Chagos deal remains on track, says UK minister Trump team hostile to Chagos deal, claims Farage In a joint statement issued on Friday ...

Under the terms of Sir Keir Starmer’s proposed deal, which has yet to be ratified by the British and Mauritian governments, the Chagos Islands would return to Mauritian sovereignty, but with a ...

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The Chagos Islands deal could prevent the US from keeping nuclear weapons on its military base, defence figures have warned. In October, Sir Keir Starmer agreed to give Mauritius sovereignty over ...