Mauritius PM says Keir Starmer hopes to seal Chagos Islands surrender deal within weeks despite furious opposition from Trump's US

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 15:42 UTC

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Answering questions in the Mauritian National Assembly on Tuesday, Navin Ramgoolam said Sir Keir had discussed the prospect of a deal with him in a telephone conversation on Friday.

David Lammy to meet Marco Rubio in desperate bid to keep controversial Chagos Islands deal on track amid Chinese spying fears

found 2025 › Feb › 02 (Sun) @ 21:49 UTC

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The UK's foreign secretary has reportedly pencilled in a date for later this month where he will try one more time to bring the US on side.

Keir Starmer warns Anglo-US military base on the Chagos Islands must be protected from 'malign influence'

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 08:09 UTC

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Mauritius, a China ally, is on course to take control of the Indian Ocean archipelago. But the deal remains on ice until Mr Trump decides if it risks the security of the joint US-UK base.

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found 2025 › Jan › 26 (Sun) @ 13:25 UTC

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Trump is urged to block Keir Starmer's 'dud' Chagos deal and consign it to 'the shredder for good' over fears it'll make it easier for Iran to spy on the US

found 2025 › Jan › 26 (Sun) @ 13:25 UTC

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Marco Rubio , who is Mr Trump's new US secretary of state, previously labelled the Chagos Islands deal 'a serious threat' to national security.

Trade tariffs, Ukraine, Chagos Islands, Elon Musk, China and Net Zero: How Trump 2.0 could hit Britain as Keir Starmer faces huge challenge to maintain the 'special relationship'

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 19:41 UTC

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The US President, a real estate mogul with a fondness for fast food, and the Prime Minister, a pescatarian former human rights barrister, are not natural bedfellows.

Donald Trump 'has Keir Starmer over a barrel on US-UK trade deal' as President's allies warn Labour's 'calamitous' Chagos Islands agreement must be ditched

found 2025 › Jan › 22 (Wed) @ 12:58 UTC

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Allies of the new US President are said to feel Mr Trump has the Prime Minister 'over a barrel' as Labour needs to seal a package to revive the UK's sluggish economy.

Keir Starmer's surrender of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius WILL jeopardise the 'special relationship' between the UK and US, one of Donald Trump's top aides warns

found 2025 › Jan › 22 (Wed) @ 07:44 UTC

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Surrending the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will jeopardise the 'special relationship' between the UK and US, one of Donald Trump's top aides has warned.

Tories call for a probe into Keir Starmer's Attorney General over Chagos Islands deal and Gerry Adams case

found 2025 › Jan › 20 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

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Britain's top civil servant was last night urged to investigate the Attorney General's potential role in a string of controversial government decisions.

Donald Trump 'will have the final say' on Starmer's Chagos deal as US President-Elect's team tells Sir Keir to delay announcement

found 2025 › Jan › 18 (Sat) @ 06:57 UTC

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The UK government will delay an announcement on a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands until Donald Trump's inauguration next week.