“India supported Mauritius’ claims for the Chagos archipelago as that is part of the long tradition of decolonisation that is part of India’s foreign policy,” said Foreign Secretary Vikram ...

The Conservatives will not drop their opposition to the Chagos Islands deal, Kemi Badenoch has said, despite the US president signalling he would back it. Donald Trump “recognises the strength ...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party will not stop opposing a deal that would hand over the Chagos Islands, despite it receiving a favourable hearing from US President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has indicated he would be prepared to back Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The agreement includes a plan to lease back the ...

US President Donald Trump signaled to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday that he is willing to back the British deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Britain struck an agreement ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy tells the ITV Peston show they won't go ahead with the Chagos Islands deal if President Trump opposes it If Donald Trump doesn't like the UK's deal with Mauritius ...

David Lammy has conceded that Donald Trump can veto the controversial deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The foreign secretary’s admission comes as The Independent has discovered ...

Sir Keir Starmer ‘all but confessed’ that Labour’s defence cash boost would be used to fund the Chagos Islands giveaway, it was claimed yesterday. Just a day after announcing the major ...

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The Chagos Islands deal will not go ahead without the backing of US President Donald Trump, David Lammy has said. The Foreign Secretary said he still believed the agreement to cede the British ...