The deal returns sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius, but will see the UK lease back a military base on Diego Garcia, the ...

The UK has signed a £3.4bn ($4.6bn) deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control ...

The UK has had sovereignty over the islands for over 50 years but agreed to hand them to Mauritius in October. The draft agreement includes the island of Diego Garcia, used as a UK-US military base.

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"The Chagos Islands have been British since 1814. Only Keir Starmer's Labour Party would negotiate a deal where we're paying to give something away," Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said.

Keir Starmer had been temporarily banned signing off on the Chagos Islands deal by a High Court judge - but the injunction was lifted hours later after an emergency hearing ...

Critics of proposals to hand over the islands to Mauritius fear the move will benefit China, which has a growing reach in the region. Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said the Chagos ...

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Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last-gasp injunction was overturned, securing itself a lease for the U.S.-UK Diego Garcia air base ...

Mr Justice Goose granted an injunction at 2.25am against the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) for “interim relief” to Bertrice Pompe, one of two British women born on the Chagos ...