Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal may be doomed

Starmer faces fresh calls to abandon Chagos deal after Mauritius rejects deal
Sir Keir Starmer is facing renewed pressure to abandon the proposed Chagos Islands deal after Mauritius's newly elected government rejected the terms agreed in October. The controversial agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago has hit a significant obstacle,
Blow for Starmer as Mauritian PM rejects Chagos deal again
Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said ‘Starmer and Lammy need to come to their senses and ditch the deal’
Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal may be doomed as Mauritius demands more money
Sir Keir Starmer's deal with the Mauritian government for the Chagos Islands may be about to hit the buffers after the country's Deputy Prime Minister suggested that the UK may need to pay more to lease the territory.
Mauritius Holding Out On Chagos Deal Despite US Pressure
Mauritius is still holding out on a deal to regain control of the strategic Chagos Islands from Britain, despite pressure from the United States which has a key military base there.
Mauritius Seeks to Reopen UK Deal Over Key Chagos Base
The new Mauritius government wants better terms over the control of a strategically important UK-US military base in the Indian Ocean, a move that threatens to upend one of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s early diplomatic achievements.
Starmer’s Chagos plan in peril as Mauritius PM proposes alternative deal
The agreement to give away islands after 200 years of British rule was one of Sir Keir Starmer’s first major foreign policy decisions
Keir Starmer faces fresh calls to abandon surrender of Chagos Islands
Downing Street insists that the controversial agreement to give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago is still on track, as it scrambles to get it signed before Donald Trump takes office.
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Why the Chagos Islands are so important in a world of simmering tensions
Diego Garcia is one of more than a dozen strategic outposts deemed vital to global security by contesting alliances. The main ...
Future of US Diego Garcia Base Unclear Amid Chagos Renegotiation
The U.S. has described the base, which is home to about 2,500 mostly American personnel, as "an all but indispensable ...
Mauritius hints Chagos talks stuck over money
Mauritius's deputy prime minister has hinted that negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos Islands are being ...
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New Mauritius government questions the Chagos archipelago agreement, “not enough benefits for our country”
The Chagos archipelago and the Diego Garcia base are strategically located in the Indian Ocean, and the West is fearful they could fall under the influence of a pro-China Mauritius administration ...
There’s still time for Starmer to reverse the disastrous surrender of the Chagos Islands
In politics, there is usually something to be said for any course of action, even if it is not necessarily the one that one ...
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Farage warns ministers of ‘very deep disquiet’ in Trump camp over Chagos deal
The Government insisted the deal to give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands but lease back the Diego Garcia base was backed by the US. Nigel Farage has said the incoming Trump administration ...