UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after last-minute legal delay
Under the agreement, the UK will pay Mauritius €120 million each year to lease back their military base for at least 99 years.
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Sir Keir Starmer defended the Chagos deal in the House of Commons saying the deal was welcomed by our allies and ciriticised by the adversaries. It comes as government faces calls to suspend the deal and handing the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Kemi Badenoch says, “the most important thing is to make sure Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons” and reiterates her “support” for Israel. The Conservative leader says she is “worried” that any use of UK-controlled Diego Garcia for a potential US bombing mission would hit problems as it has been “surrendered to Mauritius”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage condemns the prime minister for signing the “worst deal" after the UK handed over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. He says, "there was absolutely zero..
The Chagos Islands deal is “good value”, the armed forces minister has said, rejecting claims that the government’s estimation of the overall cost was misleading. Officials said the deal amounted..
A Conservative MP has slammed the government’s decision to sign over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as the "worst deal on earth". Shadow policing minister Matt Vickers said the deal is a "disaster..
Thursday, 22 May 2025
A deal that will see the UK hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is set to be signed today.
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