Chagos Islands, Mauritius and Keir Starmer

UK presses Mauritius on deal to protect Chagos Islands base
The UK has asked for "strong protections" for a joint UK-US military base on the Chagos Islands. Britain agreed last year to hand over the archipelago over to Mauritius after a decades-long dispute.
Sir Keir Starmer presses Mauritius on need for Chagos Islands deal to protect UK-US military base
The talks, held on Friday afternoon, marked the first time both Sir Keir Starmer and Navin Ramgoolam had spoken to each other directly.
UK's Starmer wants 'strong protections' for military base in Chagos Islands deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong protections", including from "malign influence", for a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia,
UK, Mauritius PMs speak for first time about Chagos deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam on Friday spoke directly for the first time about the Chagos Islands deal, Starmer's office said.
Mauritius demands Starmer hand over Chagos Islands even if Trump scuttles deal
The UK must hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, even if Donald Trump scuttles the current proposed agreement, the Mauritian prime minister has said. Navin Ramgoolam has demanded that deal or no deal, the Chagos Islands should return to Mauritian control.
The Mauritius-UK Chagos Agreement Is a Good Deal for the US
Speculation is rife that U.S. President Donald Trump might block an agreement between Britain and Mauritius to resolve their long-running dispute over the Chagos Archipelago in the central Indian Ocean.
Mauritius PM Ramgoolam Says Chagos Deal Will Secure the US Military Base | Firstpost Africa | N18G
Mauritius PM Ramgoolam Says Chagos Deal Will Secure the US Military Base | Firstpost Africa | N18G Mauritius’ Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has said that a prospective deal on returning the Chagos Islands to Mauritius would ensure that the United States maintains its strategic military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago.
Chagos Deal Will Secure US Military Base: Mauritius
A prospective deal on returning the Chagos islands to Mauritius will ensure the United States maintains its strategic military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago, Mauritius's prime minister said Sunday.
Starmer speaks to Mauritian PM directly for first time over Chagos deal
The Prime Minister told Navin Ramgoolam he wants ‘strong protections’ for the UK-US military base on the island chain.
Starmer tells Mauritius: Chagos deal must not aid China’s malign influence
Sir Keir Starmer has told the Mauritian leader that the deal to give away the Chagos Islands must not aid China’s “malign ...
Keir Starmer defies Donald Trump with new statement 'committing' to Chagos deal
The Prime Minister has confirmed his commitment to a Chagos Islands deal despite 'deep disquiet' from the new US administration.
David Lammy to meet Marco Rubio in last-ditch attempt to save Chagos deal
David Lammy will meet Donald Trump’s secretary of state in a last-ditch effort to convince the US to back the Chagos Islands deal, The Telegraph understands.
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UK says a deal on the Chagos Islands won't be finalized until Trump is consulted
LONDON -- Britain's government confirmed Wednesday that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s ...