6 days ago · Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire at PMQs over the cost of the government's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Earlier, the UK said newspaper reports that the effective price ...

Feb 5, 2025 · Keir Starmer is grilled on the government's plan to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while maintaining a 99-year lease over a UK-US military airbase there Tory leader Kemi ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Keir Starmer has been accused of “traitorous levels of national sabotage” after it emerged he is planning to “push ahead” with the handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

6 days ago · LONDON — A tiny group of islands more than 6,000 miles from the U.K. has given Keir Starmer’s government an almighty headache that shows little sign of easing. Just three months into power, Labour pulled off what it billed as a diplomatic coup: ending a long-running dispute over the status of the Chagos Islands, one of Britain’s final ...

Sir Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal after Tory leader brands it 'immoral surrender' The Government has denied the deal to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius will cost £18 billion .

Feb 4, 2025 · A new agreement offers Mauritius complete sovereignty over Diego Garcia, effectively doubling the initial £9 billion offer, the country’s prime minister said

Jan 31, 2025 · The prime minister has pressed Mauritius on the need for the Chagos Islands deal to allow "strong protections" for the UK-US military base there.

Oct 3, 2024 · U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth hailed a "seminal moment" Thursday as a political agreement was struck on the future of the islands, which have been called Britain's last African colony and are home to a crucial U.S. and U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean.

Jan 15, 2025 · Sir Keir Starmer has dropped plans to sign away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius this week, following opposition from Donald Trump’s team.. Downing Street said on Wednesday that a pact to give ...

Nov 13, 2024 · The future of the Chagos Islands and a secretive UK/US airbase is set to be an early flashpoint between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer as the president-elect seeks to veto the controversial...