Mauritius asks for review of Chagos Islands deal with UK

Informal Referendum of Chagossians on Labour Handover Deal Now Planned

Nigel Farage asked Labour ministers in Parliament yesterday why, if they are so keen to stress the right of Falkland residents to self-determination, they have denied that same right to Chagossians. That call for a formal referendum was dodged… Guido hears plans are already underway for an informal referendum of Chagossians.[…] Read the rest

Nigel Farage calls for a referendum of Chagossians on ‘rotten’ island deal

Reform UK leader claims Donald Trump’s team is ‘appalled’ by agreement to give archipelago to Mauritius

Nigel Farage demands Chagos Islands referendum as Trump's team left 'appalled' at 'rotten' Labour surrender

Nigel Farage has demanded a referendum on the surrender of the Chagos Islands in a further swipe at Labour's "rotten" handover of the strategic archipelago.The Reform UK leader has echoed calls made by Tory peers to let the Chagossian people decide the future of their homeland - which would likely take until after Donald Trump's inauguration as US President to come to fruition.Defence minister Luke Pollard claimed on Monday that the deal was "st…

Nigel Farage calls for referendum on Chagos Islands

The Reform UK leader put forward the idea of allowing the Chagossian people to decide the future of their homeland as he joined other opposition MPs in raising concerns over the agreement to give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius

Cllr Duncan Crow: Chagos Islands deal must be stopped

I was staggered when a few weeks ago, the Labour Government suddenly announced it was going to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands (also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory) to Mauritius - a small island nation that is 1,300 miles away from the Chagos Islands.

Mauritius prime minister wants Chagos Islands deal with UK reviewed

Under the deal which is yet to be signed, the UK would surrender the Islands to Mauritius but keep Diego Garcia which houses a major base for US and UK troops