Give Chagos Islands to Trump, ex-army chief urges as he lays into Starmer’s deal - ‘It's very hard to find good news in this ...

In October, the Government announced that Mauritius will be sovereign over the Chagos islands, and then lease back the Diego Garcia military base. But allies of US president-elect Donald Trump ...

The current deal involves Britain paying Mauritius £90 million a year for 99 years to maintain control of the US military ...

Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - a former colony that became independent in 1968 - while retaining control under a 99-year lease of the ...

But both accept they must also get the approval of the United States, which operates a military base on the largest of the Chagos islands, Diego Garcia. Although Mauritius and Britain have agreed ...

Conservative Post editor Claire Bullivant, one of the letter’s organisers and signatories, told The Independent that the campaign had wider significance beyond the row over the Chagos Islands.

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 ...

The Mauritius government also denied the reports. Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - a former colony that became independent in 1968 - while ...

Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Britain and Mauritius are mounting a last-minute effort to finalise a deal over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands ...

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 ...