I’m likely to accept UK deal on Chagos Islands

Trump says he is likely to accept UK deal on Chagos Islands
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was inclined to back a deal between Britain and Mauritius over the future of a U.S.-UK military base in the Chagos Islands, in a boost for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The Unnoticed Beneficiary of the Mauritius-UK Chagos Island Deal? India.
New Delhi has far more influence on Mauritius than may be noticed in Europe. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, then prime minister of Mauritius, at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Apr. 25, 2022.
'It doesn't sound bad': Trump signals he'll approve UK's Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius
Amid criticism at home, there are signs that British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will get US President Donald Trump’s nod to Chagos Islands deal
Trump 'inclined' to back UK's Chagos Islands deal
US President Donald Trump has indicated he would be prepared to back Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The agreement includes a plan to lease back the strategically important US-UK military base on Diego Garcia at British taxpayers' expense.
Lammy admits Trump can veto Chagos deal ahead of White House confrontation over islands
Foreign secretary’s admission comes as The Independent has discovered the President has been handed a second legal dossier on why the deal should not go ahead
Donald Trump Set To Back Chagos Islands Handover Deal In Boost For Keir Starmer
The president said he was "inclined to do along" with it just a day after the Tories urged him to block the agreement.
Trump: Chagos Islands talks going to work out very well
Donald Trump indicates he will be prepared to back Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Speaking in the Oval Office alongside the prime minister, the president says: "We're going to have some discussions about that very soon,
Donald Trump indicates he is ready to accept UK proposal for Chagos Islands deal
London has been braced for the Trump administration’s verdict on the proposed agreement, which would involve the UK handing sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius © CPA Media Pte Ltd/Alamy Sto
Trump signals support for UK plan to give up Chagos Islands despite GOP opposition
President Donald Trump, seated beside United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, backed the U.K.’s plan to give up control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean. Republicans say this is a critical check on China’s influence in the region.
Trump signals support for Britain’s plan to transfer control of strategic Chagos Islands
But some Republicans worry about handover to Mauritius, a close China ally, as archipelago includes US-UK military base Diego Garcia.
Why Starmer seems to have won battle with the right over Chagos deal
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage tried to use the treaty as leverage against Labour. Sean O’Grady explains why it hasn’t yet worked out as they hoped ...
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Trump Furious at Starmer’s Ceding Sovereignty Over Chagos Islands to Ally of Communist China, Sources Tell the Sun
British premier due in Washington for a parley with the president, who is said to be ‘livid’ over the deal Sir Keir negotiated.
Mauritius could develop Chagos land near British military base
Concerns raised over potential Chinese involvement in future developments on archipelago after Labour hands territory over ...
Starmer accused of defence spend ‘cover up’ in row over how £9bn Chagos deal is funded
The PM said the uplift would boost ‘our capability on defence and security in Europe’, but stopped short of ruling out using ...
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Chagos Islands should be sold to the US not ‘corrupt Mauritius’ – Farage
Nigel Farage told the Commons he would rather hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to the US, as opposed to “corrupt Mauritius”. The Reform UK leader also listed colonial-guilt as one ...