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Chagos deal architect 'considers No 10 exit': Report

  • Jonathan Powell, credited with architecting the Chagos Islands sovereignty deal, may leave his role as National Security Adviser by the end of the year, though Downing Street denies this intent.
  • Powell has played a key role in improving relations between the UK, the US, and China while being involved in the controversial Chagos Islands deal, which involved Britain's payment to lease back a military base.
  • Powell plans to return to his mediation consultancy, Inter Mediate, founded in 2011 and linked to China, amid political controversy and internal government challenges.
  • Powell advised Sir Keir Starmer against appointing Lord Mandelson as ambassador to Washington due to Mandelson's controversial history unrelated to Epstein ties.
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The Telegraph broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
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