Donald Trump’s allies have urged him to block Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal amid fears that Iran will have more access to spy on the US. Top Republicans have called on Trump to send the deal to “the ...

Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian ...

Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control under a ...

Sir Keir Starmer was last night accused of an ‘epic failure of diplomacy’ after it emerged his deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could cost taxpayers billions more.

Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to satellite communications at a key US-UK military base. The Labour ...

Dame Priti Patel and Richard Tice are among those who have roundly condemned Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius - with the shadow Foreign Secretary claiming the ...

It won't be long before someone self-identifying as a patriot says it's time to send the Royal Navy to defend the Chagos Islands. But they probably won't be able to say who from, exactly ...

Britain's surrender of the Chagos Islands hung in the balance last night, just days before Donald Trump returns to the White House. Labour had agreed fresh concessions during last-minute talks ...

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