HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - The Untold Story

Fears Starmer deal won’t stop China building rival military base on Chagos Islands

Revelation comes as minister insists that deal can be saved after Mauritius government demanded talks are reopened to get more concessions from UK

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024

Waspi women hand KemiKaze a gift, which she fails to unwrap

Labour’s Christmas announcement of no compensation for pension changes is poor politics, but Badenoch bodged the argument

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024

Farage warns ministers of ‘very deep disquiet’ in Trump camp over Chagos deal

The Government insisted the deal to give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands but lease back the Diego Garcia base was backed by the US.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024

‘Outright hostility’ to UK-Chagos deal in incoming Trump cabinet, says Farage

The UK Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius last month.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024

UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2024

Government hopes Iranian sanctions will deter it from ‘destabilising’ region

Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty said Iran directly increased tensions in the Middle East and armed Russia with drones to use against Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

MPs back rule change for association of 180 parliaments worldwide

The CPA is made up of more than 180 law-making bodies around the world, including the UK Parliament, Stormont, Holyrood and the Senedd.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2024

Nigel Farage: British High Commission ‘bugged’ by government of Mauritius

The Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius earlier this month.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2024

Honest Bob Jenrick won’t sleep until everyone sees he’s the maddest person in the room

The Tory leadership hopeful believes that if he shouts the same things a bit louder, everyone will eventually come round to his way of thinking

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024

MPs demand answers over fears UK officials’ phones hacked during Chagos negotiations

It comes after The Independent revealed that the British high commissioner was hit in huge leak of purported phone conversations between high-profile Mauritian figures

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024