The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

THERE’S one thing you can be pretty sure of. If the politicians don’t wreck the country, the lawyers will do it for them. And ...

In May 2025, the UK government signed a long-planned deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The council wants the ...

It's no wonder they call him Keir Starmer the granny harmer. Pensioners are right to be fearful of this government. After ...

As Labour limps to the end of its first year in office, the marks are in and the verdict is brutal. A series of U-turns has ...

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The UK-Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Archipelago will transfer sovereignty of the islands back to Mauritius, while maintaining an initial 99-year lease on the joint UK/US military base on Diego ...

Dame Priti Patel asked whether ministers ‘are afraid’ of Labour backbenchers, who might ‘force them into another embarrassing U-turn’.

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut off food and medical supplies to the islands. Finally, they deported the ...

Respondents showed stronger support for greater spending on career preparation for students, mental health care and infrastructure vital to business than for further tax cuts.

Mauritius is ‘likely’ to resume its campaign to secure a judgment on sovereignty against Britain unless the agreement is rubber-stamped, ...