UK faces paying more in Chagos deal, Mauritius PM suggests
UK PM Keir Starmer intends to "push on" with the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands, Navin Ramgoolam says.
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US national security adviser to discuss Chagos Islands deal with UK counterpart
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PM will meet Trump within weeks, Lammy suggests
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Britain’s imperfect deal over the Chagos Islands
The UK’s good intentions have collided with geopolitical realitiesFinancial Times - Jan. 16 -
UK's Chagos handover on hold to allow Trump to consider the deal
The biggest island, Diego Garcia, hosts a joint UK-US airbase which is of strategic importance.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
UK says a deal on the Chagos Islands won't be finalized until Trump is consulted
Britain’s government has confirmed that it will not finalize a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is ...ABC News - Jan. 15 -
UK moves closer to Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius
Last-minute push to finalise agreement on crucial military base before inauguration of Donald TrumpFinancial Times - Jan. 13 -
UK offers to frontload payments in Chagos Islands talks
Officials are racing to conclude deal before Donald Trump takes office later this monthFinancial Times - Jan. 8
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