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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Trump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’

Donald Trump speaking into a microphone
‘This land should not be taken away from the UK and, if it is allowed to be, it will be a blight on our great ally,’ Trump said. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, warning he was “making a big mistake”.

Under the deal agreed last year, Britain would cede control over the British Indian Ocean Territory but lease the largest island, Diego Garcia, for 99 years to continue operating a joint US-UK military base there.

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