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Starmer and Badenoch clash over Chagos Islands deal at PMQs
The Tory leader says Labour's negotiations could cost the UK billions; the prime minister questions whether Badenoch has been "properly briefed" on UK security.
Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal is a betrayal of Britain
What a fool I was. In 2020, my wife, our son and I endured a miserable, lonely Christmas, because we were dutifully following the lockdown rules.
Keir Starmer insists Chagos deal necessary to safeguard national security
Sir Keir Starmer warned national security could be put at risk without a deal to give “legal certainty” over the status of the Chagos Islands and the strategically important Diego Garcia military base.
Keir Starmer insists Chagos Islands deal is 'vital to national security'
Keir Starmer has insisted that a deal on the 'legal certainty' of the Chagos Islands is 'vital to national security'.
UK's Starmer wants 'strong protections' for military base in Chagos Islands deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong protections", including from "malign influence", for a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia,
Britain Denies Reports It Will Pay More to Finalise Chagos Islands Deal
Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - a former colony that became independent in 1968 - while retaining control under a 99-year
UK denies it faces paying billions more for Chagos deal
The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands. Last October, the UK announced it would hand over sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius but would maintain a 99-year lease over the UK-US military airbase on the largest island,
UK says satellite system key to Chagos US base deal
Britain's government insisted Wednesday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to satellite communications at a key US-UK military base. The base is leased to the United States and has become one of its key military facilities in the Asia-Pacific.
Labour minister squirms over Chagos deal as Starmer set to hand over islands and £9bn
A Labour minister has squirmed under pressure after being questioned about the Government's plans to hand over of the Chagos Islands as well as billions of pounds. The British Indian Ocean Territory includes a crucial naval base on land leased by the United States from the UK military.
The U.S. Shouldn’t Have To Stop Britain’s Disastrous Chagos Deal
If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much as President Trump uses unpredictability as a diplomatic tool, I can predict one thing for sure: there is no way he will allow Britain to give up its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.
US will put UK in tariff regime with EU over Chagos deal, says Farage
Tory shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said the Chagos Islands deal was ‘one of the worst foreign policy failures in modern British history’.
Watch: Starmer’s lawyer friend at Mauritian flag raising on Chagos Islands
One of Sir Keir Starmer’s closest friends was at a ceremony where the Mauritian flag was raised on the Chagos Islands ...
Shocking graph reveals everything Keir Starmer's '£18bn Chagos betrayal could pay for
Shared by GB News journalist Tom Harwood on X, the graph compares the "true cost of Chagos" with potential allocations such ...
Sir Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal after Tory leader brands it 'immoral surrender'
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the controversial Chagos Islands deal after the Conservative leader branded it an "immoral ...
Revealed: Starmer’s friend is source of Chagos ‘national security’ claims
Sir Keir Starmer’s “national security” justification for handing over the Chagos islands was proposed by one of his closest friends, who represented Mauritius in a case against the UK ...
Keir Starmer’s 'national security' justification for Chagos surrender proposed by friend
A friend of the PM's who campaigns in favour of Britain handing the islands to Mauritius previously made the argument.
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Kemi let Keir off the hook on Chagos
This is Keir Starmer’s worst week in politics since last week. With the Chagos deal eliciting criticism in cabinet, the PM is ...
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Starmer blasted over the ‘immoral surrender’ of Chagos Islands costing taxpayers £18 billion
Nigel Farage slams Keir Starmer over 'immoral surrender' of Chagos Islands, costing taxpayers £18 billion. Find out more.
Nigel Farage humiliates 'panicking' Starmer over £18bn Chagos deal
The Reform UK leader demanded to know why a war-hero pensioner is losing winter fuel payments while the UK hands £18 billion ...