20 hours ago · February 05, 2025 at 1:10pm GMT. Sir Keir Starmer warned national security could be put at risk without a deal to give “legal certainty” over the status of the Chagos Islands and the ...

20 hours ago · The UK has denied the cost of handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could rise to £18 billion (Stefan Rousseau/PA) Sir Keir Starmer warned national security could be put at risk without a ...

18 hours ago · Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire at PMQs after Mauritius said the UK had agreed to change payment terms in its deal to hand it control of the Chagos Islands. It comes after Mauritian PM Navin ...

1 day ago · Keir Starmer has been accused of “traitorous levels of national sabotage” after it emerged he is planning to “push ahead” with the handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Navin ...

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 .

1 day ago · A new agreement offers Mauritius complete sovereignty over Diego Garcia, effectively doubling the initial £9 billion offer, the country’s prime minister said

Oct 3, 2024 · U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth hailed a "seminal moment" Thursday as a political agreement was struck on the future of the islands, which have been called Britain's last African colony and are home to a crucial U.S. and U.K. military base in the Indian Ocean.

Oct 4, 2024 · Sir Keir Starmer on Friday defended his deal handing back control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, insisting it would safeguard the future of a “hugely important” UK-US military base.

Oct 4, 2024 · Sir Keir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision prompted Argentina to vow to gain “full sovereignty” of the Falkland Islands.

20 hours ago · Sir Keir suggested Ms Badenoch had not been fully briefed about the issues and had not requested a briefing on the Chagos Islands from him. "If the Leader of the Opposition is properly briefed on the national security implications, when she is asking these questions - which she is perfectly entitled to do - then she knows exactly what I am ...