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UK actions over Chagos Islands ‘crimes against humanity’, says rights group

Forcing the people of the Chagos Islands to leave their homeland to make way for a military base and blocking their return are crimes against humanity, according to a new report. Both the UK and US governments should provide full reparations to the ...

15 Feb 2023 at 10:26

Migrants stuck in the Chagos Islands could be offered chance to transfer to UK

Dozens of migrants who have been stuck in the Chagos Islands may now be offered the chance to be transferred to the UK following legal action. Some 61 Tamil Sri Lankan asylum seekers have been living on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands, ...

04 Nov 2024 at 17:12

Lammy defends Chagos Islands sovereignty surrender amid Commons heckling

David Lammy was heckled in the House of Commons as he defended the decision to give up UK control over the Chagos Islands. The Foreign Secretary said the UK Government wants the treaty with Mauritius signed and ratified in 2025, arguing it is ...

07 Oct 2024 at 21:53

Nigel Farage: British High Commission ‘bugged’ by government of Mauritius

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said reports that the British High Commission in Mauritius had its phones hacked would prove the Mauritian government is a “bad actor” if true. Ministers also faced questions on whether British withdrawal ...

22 Oct 2024 at 16:49

Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius ‘completely the wrong thing’, says Johnson

Ceding the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was “completely the wrong thing to do”, former prime minister Boris Johnson has warned. His former colleague, shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell, has also criticised the move as “not a deal” ...

06 Oct 2024 at 12:12

Starmer defends Chagos Islands decision amid Argentine claims over the Falklands

Sir Keir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision prompted Argentina to vow to gain “full sovereignty” of the Falkland Islands. The Prime Minister said the agreement with Mauritius over the ...

04 Oct 2024 at 13:32

‘Outright hostility’ to UK-Chagos deal in incoming Trump cabinet, says Farage

Nigel Farage has claimed there is “outright hostility” in the US to the UK’s deal with Mauritius to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. The Reform UK leader, who has been a long-time backer of President-elect Donald ...

13 Nov 2024 at 15:05

UK to give up Chagos Islands sovereignty to secure future of military base

Britain is giving up sovereignty of a remote group of islands in return for securing the long-term future of a strategically important military base. The UK Government said it has reached a political agreement with Mauritius ...

03 Oct 2024 at 19:23

Mauritian PM orders ‘independent review’ of UK Chagos deal

The Mauritian prime minister has asked for an “independent review” of the Chagos Islands deal with the UK, according to parliamentary records. According to the Mauritian parliament Hansard record, the new prime minister ...

29 Nov 2024 at 22:43

Lammy to face MPs over Chagos sovereignty surrender

David Lammy will face questions from MPs angry about the decision to give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, later on Monday. The Foreign Secretary’s appearance in the Commons comes as No 10 said the decision ...

07 Oct 2024 at 14:03

Farage warns ministers of ‘very deep disquiet’ in Trump camp over Chagos deal

Donald Trump’s incoming administration in the United States has “very deep disquiet” over the UK’s plans to give up sovereignty of the Diego Garcia military base, Nigel Farage warned. The Reform UK leader issued ...

18 Dec 2024 at 19:47

UK and Mauritius want to finalise Chagos treaty ‘as quickly as possible’

The UK and Mauritius have been holding talks and hope to finalise the deal to hand back the Chagos Islands “as quickly as possible”. They held a “series of productive, ongoing conversations and exchanges” on ...

20 Dec 2024 at 16:01

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