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Foreign office rejects Boris Johnson’s Chagos Islands handover fears

The Foreign Office has moved to allay concerns raised by former prime minister Boris Johnson that a handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could play into China’s hands. He described the move as “utterly spineless” and said the UK looked to be ...

22 Sept 2023 at 21:28

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 over the Chagos ...

03 Oct 2024 at 19:23

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

Mauritius to continue negotiations with UK over Chagos Islands handover

Sir Keir Starmer faces being pushed for further concessions over his plan to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, with the Mauritian government seeking another round of talks. A Cabinet meeting called by Mauritian Prime Minister ...

15 Jan 2025 at 12:32

Delay finalising Chagos Islands deal until after Trump inauguration, say Tories

Ministers have been urged to delay decisions on giving up control of the Chagos Islands until after Donald Trump’s inauguration. The UK and Mauritius said they have made “good progress” on a revised agreement, with Mauritian Prime ...

14 Jan 2025 at 15:04

UK is ‘mid-negotiation’ with Mauritius on Chagos Islands deal

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 cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning to ...

15 Jan 2025 at 11:11

UK troops touch down in Japan as countries’ defence ministers talk fighter jets

UK troops have touched down in Japan, as the two countries’ senior defence officials meet for talks to strengthen their alliance. Some 100 UK soldiers have been deployed to the island of Kyushu for Exercise Vigilant Isles, a ...

15 Jan 2025 at 11:06

Trump administration will be allowed to consider Chagos Islands deal, says No 10

Donald Trump’s administration will be consulted before any deal for the UK to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is finalised, Downing Street said. Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal ...

15 Jan 2025 at 14:26

UK and Mauritius say ‘good progress’ made in Chagos Islands talks

The UK and Mauritius said they have made “good progress” in talks to save the Chagos Islands deal. Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is considering frontloading payments to Mauritius to sweeten the deal, which involves ...

13 Jan 2025 at 11:35

Starmer speaks to Mauritian PM directly for first time over Chagos deal

Sir Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart have spoken directly for the first time about the Chagos Islands deal. The Prime Minister told Navin Ramgoolam he wants “strong protections” for the UK-US military ...

31 Jan 2025 at 19:07

Starmer: Chagos deal necessary to give legal certainty for Diego Garcia base

National security will be put at risk unless the Chagos Islands are handed over to Mauritius in a deal set to cost the UK taxpayer billions, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Government plans to cede sovereignty over ...

05 Feb 2025 at 17:40

US will put UK in tariff regime with EU over Chagos deal, says Farage

The US will put the UK “together with the European Union in their tariff regime” over the Chagos Islands deal, Nigel Farage has said. The Reform UK leader said “there is no legal basis” requiring the ...

05 Feb 2025 at 14:36

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