Donald Trump’s team is looking for a way to veto the deal as a result of concerns over possible Chinese interference ...

The UK Government’s agreement on the future of the Chagos Islands has run into trouble following elections in Mauritius and the United States.

The UK’s new government has now had six months to settle in to office. And by the general standards of new governments, Keir ...

Resumed negotiations over a proposed deal to return the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius from Britain are not solely over financial compensation, the premier and a government official have said.

Mauritius is 'overplaying its hand' with demands for more money to secure the Chagos Islands, a former top mandarin has ...

A former Foreign Office official has urged Sir Keir Starmer to reject demands from Mauritius for more money in talks over the ...

Britain has been asked to pay up billions of pounds of taxpayers' cash as part of the Chagos Islands surrender, it has ...

The opposition Progressive Alliance defeated the outgoing government’s Lepep coalition in the Mauritian elections held on 10 November 2024. The results are indisputable. With 62% of the vote, the ...

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said ‘Starmer and Lammy need to come to their senses and ditch the deal’ ...

Mauritius Stalls Chagos Islands Deal: Diego Garcia Lease Issue ...

Despite there being a major UK-US airbase on Diego Garcia - the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago - the UK Prime Minister agreed a deal to give up the islands to Mauritius in October.