Starmer said the deal to secure the U.K.-U.S. military base in Diego Garcia — to be leased for more than $100 million a year — is vital for Britain's defense, intelligence and national security.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre) gives a press conference after signing a deal to secure the military base on Diego Garcia at Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, May 22, 2025 ...

A UN panel has urged the UK to renegotiate a deal handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, saying it "fails to guarantee" the ...

Chagos deal sparks uproar as the U.K. pays 30 billion pounds to Mauritius, loses critical territory and gives way to China's ...

The deal will transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the U.K. to Mauritius — though Britain will retain control of the largest of the chain of islands, Diego Garcia, which hosts a ...

Ramgoolam suggested that the initial deal — which would reportedly see the U.K. pay 90 million pounds ($116 million) a year to Mauritius for the continued operation of the Diego Garcia military ...

First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut off food and medical supplies to the islands. Finally, they deported the ...

The UK is not required to seek permission from Mauritius before taking military action from Diego Garcia—only to notify them ...

Campaigners launch judicial review to stop Government from signing away islands without consulting Chagossians ...

Diego Garcia... Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the British Isles, is desperate to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, yet another nation surrounded by water.

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the UK's £3.4bn deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. At prime minister's ...