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‘Tug of war’: Chagos Islands deal tearing families apart in Mauritius
Mauritius awaits Trump’s approval for UK to hand over archipelago, with Chagossians at odds over what’s in it for them.
Chagos islanders reject Starmer’s £9bn ‘trust fund’ as they plead to remain British
As part of the £90 million a year expected to be paid to Mauritius to keep control of the base, Sir Keir has promised a ...
The Victoria Advocate10d
Chagos islanders' dream of return now waiting on Trump
Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the White House they may have to wait a little longer. Late last year ...
London Evening Standard10d
Chagos deal row: Minister denies UK spending £18billion as PM 'faces mini-revolt'
Environment Secretary Steve Reed said that figures being reported are ‘not correct’, but could not say what the final cost of the deal would be Negotiations on returning the Chagos Islands to ...
Lancashire Telegraph10d
Government denies claims Chagos Islands deal could cost £18 billion
The UK has denied the cost of handing over the Chagos Islands could rise to £18 billion and disputed claims made by the Mauritian Prime Minister about the renegotiated deal. Mauritian Prime ...
Yahoo News UK7d
The Falklands War heralded the end of British decline – the Chagos betrayal shows it’s back
The Chagos fiasco may yet do for Keir Starmer. As well as being calamitous in itself, it confirms the negatives that voters have about him: that he is weak, unpatriotic, spendthrift, lawyerly, a poor ...
Daily Express5d
Chagos deal to cost UK taxpayers £52bn, Nigel Farage claims
Nigel Farage has claimed Sir Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal will cost the British taxpayer £52bn over 99 years. The Reform UK leader made the claim at a rally in Wiltshire today. He also took ...