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UK and Mauritius ‘confident’ deal can be reached on Chagos, says Mauritian PM

Navin Ramgoolam said Donald Trump was ‘not a wolf’ and it was better to let him review the prospective deal between the UK and Mauritius.

Evening Standard

Starmer urges Mauritius to ensure deal that protects Chagos Islands from ‘malign influence’

The prime minister has stressed he wants ‘strong protections’ for the UK-US military base on the island chain

The Guardian - UK

Government has no idea how it will pay for £9bn cost of Chagos deal

Exclusive: Written parliamentary answers suggest government could raid the under-pressure defence budget to pay bill

The Independent UK

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Starmer hit with fresh blow to Chagos deal as indigenous people plan legal challenge

Exclusive: A group representing indigenous Chagossians are gearing up to challenge the government’s controversial deal to hand over the archipelago to Mauritius

The Independent UK

Labour MP accuses David Lammy of misleading parliament over Chagos deal

Exclusive: Foreign secretary has been criticised by one of his own MPs as the controversial deal looks to be on the brink of collapse

The Independent UK

UK says a deal on the Chagos Islands won't be finalized until Trump is consulted

Britain’s government has confirmed that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is consulted

The Independent UK

Labour ex-minister in call to withdraw from ‘irresponsible’ Chagos Islands deal

Admiral Lord West of Spithead said ministers have a ‘get out of jail free card’ to withdraw from the deal.

The Independent UK

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UK considering frontloading payments to Mauritius over Chagos deal

Downing Street would not be drawn on financial arrangements, but it is thought Whitehall could stump up a number of years’ payments

Evening Standard

John Healey admits UK has not had any talks with Trump’s team over crumbling Chagos deal

Donald Trump’s team is looking for a way to veto the deal as a result of concerns over possible Chinese interference

The Independent UK

Mauritius holds out on Chagos Islands deal over Diego Garcia lease

UK government accused of ‘nitpicking about compensation’ after being told to pay more to retain military base

The Guardian - UK

Fears Starmer deal won’t stop China building rival military base on Chagos Islands

Revelation comes as minister insists that deal can be saved after Mauritius government demanded talks are reopened to get more concessions from UK

The Independent UK

Tamil Migrants Reach UK After 'Darkest' Time In Chagos Camp

For three years, Kala and her family were stranded on a remote British-US military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, trapped in horrific conditions after fleeing persecution at home.

International Business Times

Mauritian PM orders ‘independent review’ of UK Chagos deal

The deal to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government was announced earlier this year.

Evening Standard

Starmer defends Chagos agreement as ‘good deal’

The deal to cede sovereignty over the archipelago to the Mauritian government secures the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.

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The Independent UK

Starmer faces ‘total humiliation’ with Chagos deal on brink of collapse

Exclusive: The Chagos Islands deal is facing a crucial 48 hours with the new Mauritius government’s cabinet expected to look at whether to stick with the deal on Friday

The Guardian - UK

UK government seeks meeting with Trump team over Chagos Islands agreement

National security adviser will travel to Washington in attempt to persuade US president-elect not to rip up deal

The Independent UK

Republican senator falsely accuses Biden and Harris of masterminding Chagos deal to ‘appease’ UN and China

The Independent has reported that president-elect Donald Trump has expressed a desire to object to the handover of the Chagos Islands because it could jeopardize a key US military base

The Guardian - UK

UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’

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Radio France Internationale

Mauritius votes under shadow of wire-tapping scandal, Chagos deal

Mauritius votes on Sunday in a legislative election overshadowed by a wire-tapping scandal that has sparked concerns over the erosion of rights in the Indian Ocean nation. The poll follows last month's historic agreement granting Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Islands after a lengthy legal battle with Britain.

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Mauritius has won back Chagos – but not all of it. Why the largest island, Diego Garcia, is so important to the UK

Mauritius and the United Kingdom released a joint statement on 3 October 2024 announcing the UK’s agreement to transfer the Chagos archipelago, including the island of Diego Garcia, back to Mauritius. While the agreement recognises the sovereignty of Mauritius over the entire archipelago, it also permits the UK to exercise…

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage: British High Commission ‘bugged’ by government of Mauritius

The Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius earlier this month.

The Independent UK

MPs demand answers over fears UK officials’ phones hacked during Chagos negotiations

It comes after The Independent revealed that the British high commissioner was hit in huge leak of purported phone conversations between high-profile Mauritian figures

The Independent UK

Fears British High Commission phones were hacked during Chagos Islands talks

Exclusive: British high commissioner hit in huge leak of purported phone conversations between high-profile Mauritian figures

The Independent UK

Deal struck to deport migrants arriving in the Chagos Islands to British island territory

The government of St Helena has been handed £6.65m to take migrants who arrive in the Chagos Islands

Radio France Internationale

Handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius 'not an outright win'

The United Kingdom's recent decision to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former British colony, was a breakthrough, says Mauritian former foreign minister Jean-Claude de l'Estrac. But it isn't an unmitigated victory, he tells RFI, because the UK has been granted a long-term lease to maintain a military…

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