Starmer took Mohindra’s question as an excuse to make this point decisively, citing “suitcases of booze into Downing Street” ...

In stinging rebuke to the PM top Republicans say White House should consign the idea ‘to the shredder for good’ ...

The dispute over the Chagos Islands - home to the US military base ... He did not dispute a report that Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had called him personally to pressure ...

Surrendering UK sovereignty of the Chagos Islands is an “irresponsible act”, a Labour former minister has said, backing calls for the Government to withdraw from a deal over the territory.

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Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has arrived at Donald Trump's inauguration following Keir Starmer 's snub from the event. The Prime Minister was not invited to the swearing-in of the 47th US ...

In October, the Government announced that Mauritius will be sovereign over the Chagos islands, and then lease back the Diego Garcia military base. But allies of US president-elect Donald Trump ...

David Lammy is expected to meet Donald Trump's secretary of state in a desperate bid to keep the controversial Chagos Islands deal on track. The UK's Foreign Secretary has reportedly pencilled ...

Sir Keir Starmer has stepped up efforts to secure a trade deal with Donald Trump as the president-elect takes power ...

According to reports, Starmer and members of the outgoing Biden administration wanted to finalise the agreement to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands – including Diego Garcia – to Mauritius before ...

The UK is “mid-negotiation” on a revised deal to hand back the Chagos Islands, a minister has said. Reports had suggested that Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam is holding a special ...

UK Says a Deal on the Chagos Islands Won't Be Finalized Until Trump Is Consulted LONDON (AP) — Britain's government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty ...