Keir Starmer, Chagos Islands and Mauritius
Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands decision as Argentina targets Falklands next
The Prime Minister insisted he has "secured" the Diego Garcia military base, which is used by the US to support operations in the Middle East.
Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius. The islands were British-owned from 1814 but have now been signed away by the Government in a deal that it claimed would safeguard global security by ending a long-running dispute.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
The British government has announced it will cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement that ends decades of dispute over Britain’s last African colony while maintaining a key US-British military base in the archipelago.
UK cedes Chagos Islands to Mauritius, minus US base
Mauritius has long argued it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in return for independence from Britain
Historic Agreement: UK to Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK has agreed to return the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. This marks the culmination of decades-long negotiations and efforts to decolonize the archipelago. Mauritius' Prime Minister Jugnauth expressed gratitude to India and the African Union for their support in this endeavor.
UK gives sovereignty of long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, though a key US base remains
The British government agreed to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.
UK Hands Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a Deal to Secure US Base
The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.
Ex-PM 'concerned' over Starmer's Chagos Islands sovereignty decision
Boris Johnson voices concerns about Keir Starmer's decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The move has sparked debate regarding its implications for UK diplomacy and strategic interests with the US military base.
UK to give up Chagos Islands sovereignty to secure future of military base
Overseas Territories minister Stephen Doughty confirmed the Government has reached a political agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, following negotiations which began in 2022.
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‘America will be furious and Beijing delighted’: How Starmer handed Chagos to China
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UK politics live: Furious Tories accuse Starmer of ‘surrender’ as Britain hands Chagos Islands to Mauritius
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‘Weak’ Keir is ‘handing British territory to ally of Beijing’, MPs slam as UK gives up sovereignty of Chagos Islands
SIR Keir Starmer has been accused of a “dangerous capitulation” after handing control of the Chagos Islands to one of China’s close allies. Sovereignty of the strategically-important archipelago ...