Starmer defends Chagos agreement

Britain confident Chagos Islands deal will go through after doubts raised
The British government says it is confident its plan to secure the future of a U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia will be ratified after an ally of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the new Mauritian prime minister publicly dismissed the deal.
Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal ‘could hand China new base’
Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to give away the Chagos Islands could allow China to build a rival military base near America’s, a former attorney general has warned. Sir Michael Ellis also said Chinese vessels could be stationed in the water near the strategically important joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia,
Starmer defends Chagos agreement as ‘good deal’
The deal to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government secures the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.
Britain confident Chagos Islands deal on military base will proceed as doubts surface
Britain is confident its plan to secure the future of a U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia will be ratified, despite being dismissed by the new Mauritian prime minister and an ally of President-elect Donald Trump.
New Mauritius PM has reservations about UK's Chagos deal
The new prime minister of Mauritius has said he has reservations about the deal struck by his predecessor with the UK government last month over the Chagos Islands.
Mauritius raises concerns about UK plan to cede sovereignty over Chagos Islands
The new government of Mauritius has raised concerns about UK plans to secure a key US military base after giving up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, people familiar with its thinking said. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is seeking to finalise a long-term lease over the Diego Garcia base on the Indian Ocean islands after a deal to relinquish control was agreed with the previous Mauritian leader last month.
Why Keir Starmer is scrambling to get his Chagos Islands giveaway over quickly
Our intrepid PM, Two-Tier Free-Gear No-Fear, is cracking on with his effort to sign away the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. His ...
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Chagos islanders in emotional, historic trip home
A boat sent by the government of Mauritius has arrived in the disputed Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean, after the country accused the occupying British authorities of "crimes against ...
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Chagos Archipelago: Political Agreement between the UK and Mauritius
The UK Government has confirmed today (Thursday 3 October) that it has reached a political agreement on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. Today’s political agreement is ...
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Mauritius has won back Chagos – but not all of it. Why the largest island, Diego Garcia, is so important to the UK
Maxi Schoeman receives funding from the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Samuel Oyewole is affiliated with Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Daniela Marggraff does ...
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Trump’s team concerned Starmer will complete Chagos Islands deal before inauguration
Donald Trump’s team are seeking assurances that the controversial deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will not be completed before his inauguration in January. There are also ...