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 ...

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 ...

President Trump must intervene to prevent this handover, which would damage U.S. national security and ultimately play into China's hands.

The prime minister of Mauritius has told his parliament that Keir Starmer intends to “push ahead” with a deal over the Chagos Islands “in the coming weeks”. During a Mauritian National ...

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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 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 ...

The UK has denied the cost of handing over the Chagos Islands could rise to £18 billion and disputed claims made by the Mauritian Prime Minister about the renegotiated deal. Mauritian Prime ...

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 ...

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