Keir Starmer says the deal - which involves leasing the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with the option of another 40 - is in the UK's national interest.

Sir Keir Starmer has signed over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after an earlier challenge was overturned, allowing the ...

The deal was halted by last-minute legal action - now that is overturned, a government lawyer says "everybody is standing by" to sign the agreement.

The High Court dismissed an eleventh-hour injunction from campaigners which sought to block the deal. | ITV National News ...

The prime minister was expected to complete the deal on Thursday, handing control of the islands over to Mauritius in a virtual ceremony. | ITV National News ...

The governments of Britain and Mauritius have reached a final deal to settle the future of the Chagos Islands, the contested archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean that's home to a ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasised the base's critical role in national security and intelligence operations.

Chagos-born Bernadette Dugasse and Bertrice ... on the wider islands and a ban on foreign security forces on the islands. Negotiations on handing the islands to Mauritius began in 2022 under ...

Britain’s government has acknowledged that its removal of islanders was wrong, and has granted many citizenship and set aside some funds to improve their lives. But it continues to bar Chagossians ...

Net overall cost of securing Diego Garcia military base for next 99 years is $4.5B, says Keir Starmer - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The real challenge facing the Mauritian government is how to turn a diplomatic triumph into sustainable economic development.

The UK’s negotiations with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands have been convoluted and controversial. Starmer’s government announced its plans to sell the islands to the East African country ...