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Sir Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal

Labour minister squirms over Chagos deal as Starmer set to hand over islands and £9bn

A Labour minister has squirmed under pressure after being questioned about the Government's plans to hand over of the Chagos Islands as well as billions of pounds. The British Indian Ocean Territory includes a crucial naval base on land leased by the United States from the UK military. Since 1971. Only the atoll of Diego Garcia has been inhabited

Yahoo · 1d

Sir Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal after Tory leader brands it 'immoral surrender'

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the controversial Chagos Islands deal after the Conservative leader branded it an "immoral surrender". The Government plans to give the British Indian Ocean Territory back to Mauritius and pay to lease the strategically important US-UK military base on the largest island,

GB News on MSN · 1d

POLL: Should Keir Starmer U-turn on his surrender of the Chagos islands? VOTE NOW

The UK has effectively doubled its financial offer to Mauritius over the Chagos Islands deal, with payments now frontloaded and linked to inflation, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer pushes ahead with the controversial handover that awaits Donald Trump's approval.

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Sky News on MSN · 1d

UK denies Mauritius claims Britain could 'pay double' in new Chagos Islands deal

Sir Keir Starmer had been accused of "bending the knee" to Mauritius after the country's leader said the UK prime minister "intends to push ahead" with the new agreement.

iafrica · 9h

UK Denies Claims of Billions in Additional Costs for Chagos Agreement

The UK government has dismissed claims by Mauritius’ prime minister that it will pay billions more under a renegotiated Chagos Islands deal. Last October, under Tory leadership, the UK agreed to cede sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius while retaining a 99-year lease on the Diego Garcia atoll,

BBC · 1d

UK denies it faces paying billions more for Chagos deal

The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands. Last October, the UK announced it would hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius but would maintain a 99-year lease over the UK-US military airbase on the largest island,

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Shifting Sands at Diego Garcia

The military base at Diego Garcia, the so-called "Footprint of Freedom," is a seventeen-square mile atoll of the Chagos ...

US national security adviser to discuss Chagos Islands deal with UK counterpart

The UK’s national security adviser Jonathan Powell will discuss a proposed deal over the Chagos Islands with his US counterpart Mike Waltz in Washington this week, according to people familiar with ...

Why is the Chagos Archipelago and Diego Garcia a Geopolitical Hotspot for the UPSC Exam?

With British PM Keir Starmer seeking ‘strong protections’ for the US-British base on Diego Garcia, the Chagos Archipelago is ...

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UK says a deal on the Chagos Islands won't be finalized until Trump is consulted

Britain split the islands away from Mauritius, a former British colony, in 1965, three years before Mauritius gained independence, and called the Chagos archipelago the British Indian Ocean ...

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Keir Starmer's Chagos deal thrown into chaos as Donald Trump tipped to intervene

Diego Garcia, the largest atoll in the island chain ... in the Indian Ocean amid talks in 2022 on the return of the Chagos Islands and what it could mean for Diego Garcia. Asked about the deal ...

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Starmer’s Chagos deal in the balance ‘as UK to wait for Trump approval before signing’

Britain will await approval from Donald Trump before signing a controversial deal on relinquishing control of the Chagos Islands ... the largest atoll in the archipelago and home to the crucial ...

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UK, Mauritius Agree on Front-Load Pay for Chagos, Week-End Says

The UK has agreed to the Mauritian request for a front-loading payment of the lease compensation of 90 million pounds ($110 million) per year as a sweetener to the Chagos islands deal, the Week ...

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