Linguists say reaction to Irish TD’s remarks reflects shared regional English roots and enduring impact of empireWhen the politician Thomas Gould rose to speak in the Irish parliament recently, few expected a lesson in...
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Read MoreDawn Butler leads calls for humanitarian visas and fee waivers for vulnerable relatives of UK nationals affected by stormBritish MPs have joined campaigners calling for more aid and humanitarian visas for Jamaicans to enter the...
Read MoreBertrice Pompe and Bernadette Dugasse won a brief victory in bid to stop transfer of Chagos Islands to Mauritius Two women who brought an 11th-hour legal challenge to try to stop the UK transferring sovereignty of the Chagos...
Read MoreFuture of Diego Garcia military base should be considered before handover to Mauritius signed off, No 10 saysThe UK government will not sign off a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until Donald Trump’s...
Read MoreCall from head of Caribbean reparations body comes as Bahamas foreign minister claims UK PM will change his positionUK politics live – latest updatesBritain has a legal and moral case to answer over its historical role in...
Read MoreForeign secretary says status quo not sustainable as Tory MPs accuse Labour of giving away key assetDavid Lammy has hailed the decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as a deal to save a strategically important UK-US...
Read MoreAgreement to hand back UK’s last African colony follows rounds of negotiations and international pressureThe UK has agreed to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending years of bitter dispute over Britain’s...
Read MoreJohn Wordsworth drowned when East India Company ship sank off Dorset in 1805 and its story is important, says Historic EnglandThe government has granted protection to the wreck of a ship that was captained by the brother of the...
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Read MoreUN legal opinion would put pressure on 10 European countries targeted to engage in reparative justiceCaribbean countries are considering approaching the UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) for a legal opinion on...
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