Donald Trump’s secretary of state challenged David Lammy over Britain’s deal to give away the Chagos Islands in their first call together, The Telegraph can reveal. Marco Rubio is understood ...

Mauritius urged Britain and the US on Monday to push through a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, suggesting it could help contain China and Iran. Dhananjay Ramful, the foreign minister ...

The end of the uncertainty over his appointment comes as the new US secretary of state Marco Rubio issued a veiled warning to foreign secretary David Lammy over the attempts to hand the Chagos ...

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David Lammy is under mounting pressure over the government’s Chagos deal after he was sent a legal letter accusing him of misleading the House of Commons and his predecessor James Cleverly ...

David Lammy and his new US counterpart Marco Rubio have pledged to 'work together' - but dodged discussing the Chagos Islands deal in their first phone call. The Foreign Secretary and the incoming ...

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Donald Trump's new foreign policy chief challenged David Lammy over the UK's plan to surrender the Chagos Islands in their first discussion since the new administration entered the White House.

The most immediate example of that is the deal, announced back in October, for the UK to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius – the first African country to sign a free trade deal with China. The ...

Anthea Jeffery says UK's agreement to cede islands to Mauritius should be rethought The Chagos Islands include the Diego Garcia atoll on which the United States (US) has constructed a vital naval, air ...