British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong ...

The UK has asked for "strong protections" for a joint UK-US military base on the Chagos Islands. Britain agreed last year to ...

Speculation is rife that U.S. President Donald Trump might block an agreement between Britain and Mauritius to resolve their ...

The British government’s negotiation with the Republic of Mauritius to cede the Chagos Islands has been a mess. At time of ...

The Prime Minister told Navin Ramgoolam he wants ‘strong protections’ for the UK-US military base on the island chain.

A senior aide to Donald Trump has reinforced reports that the new president is determined to block Britain’s plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, describing the plan as calamitous. In a series ...

Surrendering UK sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is an “irresponsible act”, a Labour former minister has said, backing calls for the Government to withdraw from a deal over the territory.

Britain split the islands away from Mauritius, a former British colony, in 1965, three years before Mauritius gained independence, and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Donald Trump will rule on the future of the Chagos Islands after his team directly intervened in the British Government’s deal. The Telegraph understands that Mr Trump’s team demanded Britain ...

The UK is “mid-negotiation” on a revised deal to hand back the Chagos Islands, a minister has said. Reports had suggested that Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam is holding a special ...

Surrendering sovereignty over the Chagos Islands would be an irresponsible act, which would put our strategic interests – and the interests of our closest allies – in danger Lord West of ...