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Mauritius ‘to receive £35bn’ for Chagos deal over 99 years

Conservative shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel accused ministers of trying to ‘cover up’ the cost of ceding the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

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Chagos Islands deal will see Mauritius ‘receive £35bn over 99 years’

Dame Priti Patel has accused ministers of trying to ‘cover up’ the cost

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Revealed: Britain's Chagos Islands surrender to Mauritius '10 times what Sir Keir Starmer has claimed in public'

Giving away the Indian Ocean archipelago to the east African nation will cost £35 billion, Whitehall estimates suggest

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US air strikes on Iran were absolutely necessary, says Patel

US defence forces attacked Iranian nuclear sites near Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan last month.

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PM urges Britons to contact Foreign Office for Israel evacuation flights

The Prime Minister said his Government is trying to get charter flights taking off ‘as soon as we can’.

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David Lammy heads to US for crisis talks after Trump hints at joining Israel-Iran conflict

The foreign secretary will meet counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington DC on Thursday

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David Lammy heads to US for crisis talks over Israel-Iran conflict

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington DC on Thursday.

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Reform UK strengthens polling lead as Conservatives drop to fourth place

It is the Tories’ lowest-ever ranking in YouGov’s voting intention poll.

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Cabinet minister slams as 'complete nonsense' report US will get veto on Chinese investment in UK in trade deal

But the Government faced a row over details of the ‘historic’ agreement which are yet to be finalised

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Government declines to put date on when Chagos Islands deal will be agreed

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty was responding to an urgent question in the Commons.

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UK ‘prepares for the worst’ on US tariff as ‘intense’ talks continue, says Lammy

Further details of import taxes on goods are expected to be announced by the US on Wednesday.

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David Lammy discloses weekend meeting with JD Vance in Washington

The Foreign Secretary said that the pair discussed the US’s now-ended pause on military intelligence sharing and the prospect of a ceasefire

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David Lammy met JD Vance over the weekend, Commons told

The Foreign Secretary said that he discussed the US’s now-ended pause on military intelligence sharing and the prospect of a ceasefire.

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Jeremy Hunt says welfare cuts would let Starmer commit to 3% defence spend now

Mr Hunt said the UK raising defence spending to match the US relative to GDP would secure the future of Ukraine and of Nato.

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MPs attend prayer service at Ukrainian church in London to mark anniversary

Hymns, prayers and a commemorative candle lighting were delivered during the interfaith service

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

Tory shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said the Chagos Islands deal was ‘one of the worst foreign policy failures in modern British history’.

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UK says ‘Palestinians must be able to return home’ after Trump comments

Both Labour and the Conservatives declined to offer a ‘running commentary’ on the US leader’s remarks.

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Government denies claims Chagos Islands deal could cost £18 billion

There are signs of unease within the Government about the plan to hand over the British Indian Ocean Territory.

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Keir Starmer accused of ‘bending the knee to Mauritius’ with revised Chagos deal

A renegotiated deal on returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is being considered by the new US administration.

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‘Mistakes were made’ by previous Tory government, says shadow home secretary

It came after Kemi Badenoch appeared to slap down Dame Priti Patel over immigration figures.

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Kemi Badenoch's Tories slip to third behind Nigel Farage's Reform UK in new poll

Exclusive: The latest Techne UK tracker poll for The Independent comes as Nigel Farage prepares to hold a Reform UK rally in Kemi Badenoch’s Essex constituency

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Badenoch appears to slap down Patel over migration figures

A spokesperson for the Tory leader said the party would ‘tell the truth about the mistakes we made’ under her leadership.

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Government ‘prepared for all scenarios’ says minister as Trump tariffs loom

The US president-elect will be sworn in to a second term in office on Monday, following his election victory last year.

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Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal ‘on the brink’ of agreement, says David Lammy

Mr Lammy said a deal to enable the ‘rebuilding of Gaza with Israel safe and secure’ will allow the region to ‘move forward in an atmosphere of peace’.

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UK refuses to follow US lead declaring genocide in Sudan

Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds said the UK Government’s position would be based on the International Criminal Court’s determination.

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