Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire at PMQs after Mauritius said the UK had agreed to change payment terms in its deal to hand it control of the Chagos Islands.



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The Tories and Reform UK have attacked payments to Mauritius under the deal to cede the archipelago.

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Starmer under fire amid row over cost of Chagos Islands deal

Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also raised concerns, saying the deal poses a threat to U.S. security, given China's influence in the region.

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Mauritius welcomes prospect of Trump examining Chagos deal

With reports the UK and Mauritius have agreed new terms on the Indian Ocean archipelago, a White House spokesperson told The Independent Trump has not given it his blessing

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Keir Starmer's Chagos deal would weaken the West's ability to help allies like Australia face Chinese power grabs while threatening UK imports and exports along vital International shipping lanes, says a new report. And it doesn't even address the ICJ's grievance.

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LONDON/PORT LOUIS (Reuters) -Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Read full story

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Britain and Mauritius deny reports the cost of Chagos Islands deal has doubled

FILE – This image realeased by the U.S. Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy via AP, File) SIR Keir Starmer has been accused of national sabotage with his plans to surrender the Chagos Islands. Concessions offered to Mauritius include doubling the initial £9billion cash handout for the 99-year lease of the Diego Garcia US military base. The country’s PM Navin Ramgoolam also said that he would have a right to veto any move by the…

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Starmer accused of national sabotage with his plans to surrender Chagos Islands

PORT LOUIS - Mauritius welcomes the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump examining a deal reached by Britain and Mauritius over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, which house a U.S.-British military base, the island nation's prime minister said Tuesday.

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Navin Ramgoolam said Donald Trump was ‘not a wolf’ and it was better to let him review the prospective deal between the UK and Mauritius.

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UK and Mauritius ‘confident’ deal can be reached on Chagos, says Mauritian PM

Sir Keir Starmer had been accused of "bending the knee" to Mauritius after the country's leader said the UK prime minister "intends to push ahead" with the new agreement.

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UK denies Mauritius claims Britain could 'pay double' in new Chagos Islands deal

The UK government said it wouldn’t provide any details on a proposed multibillion-pound deal to continue operating a military base in the Chagos archipelago once it cedes control of the islands until it’s finalized, provoking private criticism within Keir Starmer’s cabinet.

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Starmer under fire amid row over Chagos deal cost

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