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Donald Trump suggests he will back UK in Chagos Islands deal

‘I think we’ll be inclined to go along with your country,’ president says of plan to hand sovereignty to Mauritius

The Guardian - UK

Would be ‘very, very odd’ for UK to act unilaterally over Chagos, says minister

It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in Washington for talks with the US president.

Evening Standard

Watch: UK foreign secretary suggests Trump has influence on UK’s Chagos deal

Donald Trump may have a say over the UK's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, David Lammy admitted on Wednesday, 26 February.

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Chagos Islands should be sold to the US not ‘corrupt Mauritius’ – Farage

During a debate on the British Indian Ocean Territory, Mr Farage argued the UK should sell the territory and ‘get a few billion quid’.

The Independent UK

Lammy admits Trump can veto Chagos deal ahead of White House confrontation over islands

Foreign secretary’s admission comes as The Independent has discovered the President has been handed a second legal dossier on why the deal should not go ahead

The Independent UK

Chagos deal will not go ahead if Trump rejects it, Lammy says

The Foreign Secretary said he still believed the agreement to cede the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius was the ‘best deal’.

Evening Standard

Starmer accused of defence spend ‘cover-up’ in row over how £9bn Chagos deal is funded

The PM said the uplift would boost ‘our capability on defence and security in Europe’, but stopped short of ruling out using defence cash to fund Chagos deal

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Starmer declines to say whether defence spending increase includes Chagos cash

The Prime Minister described the deal being negotiated with Mauritius as ‘extremely important for our security’.

Evening Standard

Defence Secretary declines to say whether spending increase includes Chagos cash

A figure for the value of the deal has not been disclosed, but it has been reported at a cost of £90 million per year.

Evening Standard

Starmer to tell Trump that UK’s Chagos deal will avoid tensions with China

PM to claim if US rejects Mauritius’s claim to own the islands, Beijing will be drawn into the regional dispute

The Guardian - UK

Minister defends controversial Chagos plan after key architect of the deal is arrested

Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is under arrest, the country’s Financial Crimes Commission has said

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer’s Chagos Deal in Chaos as Mastermind Faces Brutal Interrogation

Sir Keir Starmer’s controversial plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been plunged into chaos after the deal’s mastermind, former Mauritian

The Fashion Central

Mauritius accepts Trump representative to ‘strengthen’ Chagos talks process

The Chagos Islands include the important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.

Evening Standard

Starmer’s security reason for giving up Chagos Islands ‘blown out of water’ by junior minister

Exclusive: Communications minister Sir Christopher Bryant has rubbished claims that satellite communication could be removed from Diego Garcia

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Give Chagos Islands to Trump, ex-army chief urges as he lays into Starmer’s deal

‘It's very hard to find good news in this deal,’ says Lord Dannatt

The Independent UK

A to B via C: The beginner’s guide to changing planes

Plane Talk: Dubai is a vast aviation hub, but once you master the flight connection principle it should be a breeze

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‘Tug of war’: Chagos Islands deal tearing families apart in Mauritius

Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.

The Fashion Central

US Senator John Kennedy Criticizes Keir Starmer Over Chagos Islands Handover Deal

A US senator has launched a scathing attack on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the government's plan to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

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The Guardian - UK

Global leaders have a selective view of sovereignty. It matters, as long as it’s in their interests

Whether in Gaza or the Chagos Islands, denying a people’s identity and rights paves the way to robbing them of their autonomy to govern

International Business Times

UK Says Satellite System Key To Chagos US Base Deal

Britain's government insisted Wednesday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to satellite communications at a key US-UK military base.

The Guardian - UK

Concern in Downing Street over Chagos Islands handover deal

Senior figures have reservations over agreement to cede sovereignty over islands to Mauritius, Labour sources say

Evening Standard

Starmer: Chagos deal necessary to give legal certainty for Diego Garcia base

Sir Keir Starmer clashed with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Evening Standard

US will put UK in tariff regime with EU over Chagos deal, says Farage

Tory shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said the Chagos Islands deal was ‘one of the worst foreign policy failures in modern British history’.

Evening Standard

Starmer claims Badenoch not fit to be PM during Commons clash over Chagos

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch also challenged Sir Keir Starmer over oil and gas projects in the North Sea.

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal after Tory leader brands it 'immoral surrender'

The Government has denied the deal to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius will cost £18 billion

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