The Latest Breaking News from Chagos Islands

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have agreed to ensure the continued operation of the crucial UK-US military base on the Chagos Islands, Downing Street has confirmed. The leaders committed to "continue working closely to guarantee the future operation" of the facility, marking their first known discussion on the matter…

Communities Secretary Steve Reed argued that the US president unleashed ferocious criticism against the UK over the agreement as a negotiation tactic in his bid for America to acquire Greenland

It came after the Government postponed a parliamentary debate on its Chagos Islands deal.

Legislation reportedly no longer set to be debated in Lords on Monday amid warnings it could breach international treaty

The Prime Minister accused the US President of reversing his opinion on the Chagos Islands deal with ‘the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland’

Sir Keir Starmer has called the US president’s approach to Greenland issue ‘completely wrong’

Ministers say the deal is necessary because international court rulings on Mauritian sovereignty had threatened the future of the base.

As Donald Trump rages over the Chagos Islands deal, Keir Starmer is poised to approve a sprawling Chinese mega-embassy in London, risking an unprecedented diplomatic confrontation with the White House at the worst possible moment.

Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Britain’s plan to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The US president said the UK's decision to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is among the reasons he wants to take control of Greenland.

Donald Trump said the decision to hand the islands to Mauritius – which the US had previously welcomed – was an act of ‘total weakness’.