Chagos Islands, Britain

Starmer and Badenoch clash over Chagos Islands deal at PMQs
The Tory leader says Labour's negotiations could cost the UK billions; the prime minister questions whether Badenoch has been "properly briefed" on UK security.
Britain denies reports it will pay more to finalise Chagos Islands deal
A British minister denied on Wednesday media reports that the government could end up paying billions of pounds more to Mauritius under a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
Britain’s handover of the Chagos Islands is pleasing nobody
Just three months into power, Labour pulled off what it billed as a diplomatic coup: ending a long-running dispute over the status of the Chagos Islands, one of Britain’s final imperial possessions, while protecting a joint U.K.-U.S. military base there for decades to come.
Government denies multi-billion pound increase in deal for Chagos Islands
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Britain and Mauritius deny reports the cost of Chagos Islands deal has doubled
Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
Government denies claims Chagos Islands deal could cost £18 billion
There are signs of unease within the Government about the plan to hand over the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Control of military satellite system key driver of Chagos Islands deal, says UK
Amid criticism over the Chagos Islands deal, the British government has said that the deal is required to secure access to ...
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UK says 'no change' to terms in Chagos US base deal
The British government was grilled in parliament on Wednesday as it denied claims by Mauritius that a new deal to return the ...
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The U.S. Shouldn’t Have To Stop Britain’s Disastrous Chagos Deal
If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much ...
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UK says satellite system key to Chagos US base deal
Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to ...
UK's Starmer wants 'strong protections' for military base in Chagos Islands deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong ...
Sir Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal after Tory leader brands it 'immoral surrender'
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the controversial Chagos Islands deal after the Conservative leader branded it an "immoral ...
Control of US-UK Military Satellite System Is Key to Chagos Deal
A satellite communications system used by the US and UK to run military operations is central to efforts by Britain to ...