Trump, Chagos Islands

After Trump's approval, UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands deal expected to be sealed this week
After US President Donald Trump’s go-ahead, the United Kingdom and Mauritius are expected to seal the Chagos Islands deal this week
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.
Reform UK would 'rip up' Chagos deal despite Trump 'backing' - 'it's treachery!'
Reform UK’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, has slammed the Government’s potential Chagos deal after Donald Trump appeared to give it his backing. Nigal Farage’s party, he added, would carry on fighting against the proposed arrangement, which would see the UK yield sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius.
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.
Chagos 'D-Day' looms as deal set to be signed as soon as TOMORROW thanks to Trump 'backing'
The controversial Chagos deal will be sent to Mauritius for sign-off as soon as tomorrow, sources in the island nation have said. Just days after Donald Trump appeared to give the handover his backing,
Giving away Chagos Islands not in UK's interest, says Badenoch
The Conservative leader says she remains opposed to a deal, despite US President Donald Trump signalling support.
Chagos deal ‘to be sealed this week after Trump backing’
Kemi Badenoch insists the ‘surrender’ of the islands to Mauritius is not in the UK’s interest, regardless of US president’s ...
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 ...
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-British military base ...
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Chagos – the riviera of the Indian Ocean?
Keir Starmer seemed on unusually good form as he arrived in Washington last night. He cracked quite a good joke about the ...
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Mauritius prime minister says Trump comments on Chagos deal positive
Britain struck the agreement in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control under a 99-year lease of the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest ...
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Keir Starmer 'set to blow defence billions on Chagos Islands surrender' as Labour repeatedly fails to deny that a significant chunk of its increase in military spending will ...
Sir Keir Starmer ‘all but confessed’ that Labour’s defence cash boost would be used to fund the Chagos Islands giveaway, it was claimed yesterday. Just a day after announcing the major ...
The real power struggle in Mauritius dwarfing Starmer’s Chagos deal
Suspected military build-up on two tiny islands of Agaléga is at heart of tussle for dominance in the Indian Ocean ...