Keir Starmer, Chagos Islands and Mauritius
Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
Sir Keir Starmer has given up the Chagos Islands, handing the Indian Ocean territory to Mauritius. The islands were British-owned from 1814 but have now been signed away by the Government in a deal that it claimed would safeguard global security by ending a long-running dispute.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hands Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
The British government has announced it will cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in an agreement that ends decades of dispute over Britain’s last African colony while maintaining a key US-British military base in the archipelago.
UK gives sovereignty of long-contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, though a key US base remains
The British government agreed to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.
UK Hands Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a Deal to Secure US Base
The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.
UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays
The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.
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Boris Johnson voices concerns about Keir Starmer's decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The move has sparked debate regarding its implications for UK diplomacy and strategic interests with the US military base.
UK to give up Chagos Islands sovereignty to secure future of military base
Overseas Territories minister Stephen Doughty confirmed the Government has reached a political agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, following negotiations which began in 2022.
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‘Weak’ Keir is ‘handing British territory to ally of Beijing’, MPs slam as UK gives up sovereignty of Chagos Islands
SIR Keir Starmer has been accused of a “dangerous capitulation” after handing control of the Chagos Islands to one of China’s close allies. Sovereignty of the strategically-important archipelago ...
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