No signs Chagos deal can be adapted to suit Trump, say UK officials Agreement with Mauritius over Diego Garcia unlikely to be revived unless president changes his mind, insiders believe The Guardian - UK · Sep 23
Burnham vows to find Chagos Islands resolution with Mauritius after Trump administration pushback Burnham admitted that a deal is not yet in place over the Chagos Islands The Independent UK · Sep 22
Chagossans ‘very hopeful’ Starmer’s Chagos handover deal will be stopped on crunch day for treaty Exclusive: Louis Misley Mandarin, the interim first minister of the Chagossian government in exile, spoke to The Independent ahead of the Lords voting on the deal with Mauritius and a high court verdict on a legal challenge on Monday The Independent UK · Jan 11
MPs and military figures urge Trump to intervene and block Starmer’s Chagos deal Labour MPs vote to push through Chagos Islands deal but questions raised over legal case as defence secretary John Healey finally reveals details The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
Starmer defends Chagos deal as Badenoch criticises multibillion ‘surrender tax’ Sir Keir Starmer said the agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius secured the ‘vital’ Diego Garcia military base. Evening Standard · May 22, 2025
UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius after last-minute legal delay Under the agreement, the UK will pay Mauritius €120 million each year to lease back their military base for at least 99 years. Euronews · May 22, 2025
Starmer ‘running out of excuses’ as legal case for handing over Chagos Islands unravels Exclusive: Opposition MPs hope that the unravelling of a major part of the legal case to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could persuade Donald Trump to veto the deal at the last minute The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025
Farage claim Trump will impose tariffs on UK over Chagos Islands row is ‘codswallop’, says Downing Street The Reform UK leader claimed Starmer’s government ‘lied’ over why it wanted to hand over the Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
Trump still considering Chagos Islands veto as Starmer tries to close deal With reports the UK and Mauritius have agreed new terms on the Indian Ocean archipelago, a White House spokesperson told The Independent the US president has not given it his blessing The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025
Trump aide brands UK plan to hand over Chagos Islands ‘calamitous’ It comes as Mauritian government sources told The Independent that a final draft of a revised Chagos deal is now on the table The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2025
Foreign Office admits it does not know how much money has been spent on Chagos deal so far Upon request, the government department was unable to produce a figure for how much has been spent on legal costs, travel costs and other expenses The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024
Trump tensions with Starmer increase over Chagos deal amid fears of nuclear weapons ban Exclusive: Trump team see Chagos deal row as ‘day one issue’ for new administration as it is unclear whether nuclear weapons will still be allowed at the Diego Garcia base The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2024
Ministers accused of hiding cost of retaining key airbase under Chagos Islands deal Exclusive: Government accused of holding back information on cost to the taxpayer of maintaining UK-US Diego Garcia airbase The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024
Exiled Chagos Islanders return without UK officials for first time Fifty years since they were deported to Mauritius by the UK, Chagossians are still fighting for their homeland The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2022