The UK government has insisted Mauritius is ready to finalise a deal over the future of the Chagos Islands, despite the country's new PM demanding better terms.



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Mauritius wants to rethink a deal with the UK over remote islands housing a key US base

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The new prime minister of Mauritius has rejected its terms.

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The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius

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SIR Keir Starmer has been dealt a major blow after Mauritius tore up his plan to hand over the Chagos Islands. Newly elected Mauritian leader Navinchandra Ramgoolam declared the agreement “not good enough” and ordered it back to the drawing board. GettySir Keir Starmer has been dealt a major blow after Mauritius tore up his plan to hand over the Chagos Islands[/caption]
GettyNewly-elected Mauritian leader Navinchandra Ramgoolam declared the agre…

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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it still plans to hand over a contested Indian Ocean archipelago, which is home to a strategically important military base, to Mauritius. It comes after that country’s new leader backed away from the contentious deal. The U.K. and Mauritius announced an agreement in October to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands. Under the deal, the U.K.-U.S.  base on the largest of the islands, D…

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Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands is in trouble after the new prime minister of Mauritius rejected its terms.

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The new Mauritius government wants better terms over the control of a strategically important UK-US military base in the Indian Ocean, a move that threatens to upend one of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s early diplomatic achievements.

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