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Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute

The Guardian - UK

Minister defends controversial Chagos plan after key architect of the deal is arrested

Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is under arrest, the country’s Financial Crimes Commission has said

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s Chagos Deal in Chaos as Mastermind Faces Brutal Interrogation

Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been plunged into chaos after the deal’s mastermind, former Mauritian

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Mauritius accepts Trump representative to ‘strengthen’ Chagos talks process

The Chagos Islands include the important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s security reason for giving up Chagos Islands ‘blown out of water’ by junior minister

Exclusive: Communications minister Sir Christopher Bryant has rubbished claims that satellite communication could be removed from Diego Garcia

The Independent UK

Give Chagos Islands to Trump, ex-army chief urges as he lays into Starmer’s deal

‘It's very hard to find good news in this deal,’ says Lord Dannatt

The Independent UK

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‘Tug of war’: Chagos Islands deal tearing families apart in Mauritius

Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.

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US Senator John Kennedy Criticizes Keir Starmer Over Chagos Islands Handover Deal

A US senator has launched a scathing attack on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the government's plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

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Global leaders have a selective view of sovereignty. It matters, as long as it’s in their interests

Whether in Gaza or the Chagos Islands, denying a people’s identity and rights paves the way to robbing them of their autonomy to govern

The Guardian - UK

UK Says Satellite System Key To Chagos US Base Deal

Britain's government insisted Wednesday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to satellite communications at a key US-UK military base.

International Business Times

Concern in Downing Street over Chagos Islands handover deal

Senior figures have reservations over agreement to cede sovereignty over islands to Mauritius, Labour sources say

The Guardian - UK

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

Sir Keir Starmer clashed with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Evening Standard

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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Starmer claims Badenoch not fit to be PM during Commons clash over Chagos

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch also challenged Sir Keir Starmer over oil and gas projects in the North Sea.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer insists Chagos deal necessary to safeguard national security

The Prime Minister said legal certainty is required over the future of the Diego Garcia military base.

Evening Standard

Chagos deal row: Minister denies UK spending £18billion as PM 'faces mini-revolt'

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said that figures being reported are ‘not correct’, but could not say what the final cost of the deal would be

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The Guardian - UK

Farage laughs off question about Trump’s plan for Gaza, saying ‘casinos, nightlife … very appealing to me’ – as it happened

Reform UK leader says he ‘loves’ Donald Trump’s idea of displacing millions of Palestinians and turning Gaza into ‘Riviera of the Middle East’

The Independent UK

Farage claim Trump will impose tariffs on UK over Chagos Islands row is ‘codswallop’, says Downing Street

The Reform UK leader claimed Starmer’s government ‘lied’ over why it wanted to hand over the Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Trump still considering Chagos Islands veto as Starmer tries to close deal

With reports the UK and Mauritius have agreed new terms on the Indian Ocean archipelago, a White House spokesperson told The Independent the US president has not given it his blessing

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

UK and Mauritius ‘confident’ deal can be reached on Chagos, says Mauritian PM

Navin Ramgoolam said Donald Trump was ‘not a wolf’ and it was better to let him review the prospective deal between the UK and Mauritius.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer urges Mauritius to ensure deal that protects Chagos Islands from ‘malign influence’

The prime minister has stressed he wants ‘strong protections’ for the UK-US military base on the island chain

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