Category: Mauritius

Confusion over Chagos Islands deal as Foreign Office denies handover ‘paused’

Minister ‘misspoke’ by telling MPs UK was ‘pausing for discussions with our American counterparts’, officials sayUK politics live – latest updatesPlans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius...

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Nigel Farage accused of ‘Maga stunts’ for saying he was denied access to Chagos Islands

The Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives for a day despite not having permit to visit nearby archipelagoNigel Farage has been accused of “performing Maga stunts” after claiming the British government stopped him...

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‘Bungling Badenoch’ under fire after suggesting Starmer wrong to miss PMQs for Nato summit – UK politics live

Liberal Democrats say Conservative leader focused on ‘cheap point scoring’ and her MPs are in ‘open revolt’In his final answer Starmer explained how he thought government and business should work...

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Starmer confirms willingness to make concessions on welfare bill, saying reforms must be fair – UK politics live

‘We want to see reform implemented with Labour values of fairness,’ the PM saysIn his final answer Starmer explained how he thought government and business should work together.A true partnership is not two people or...

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UK politics: Police chiefs say funding ‘falls far short’ of what is needed to meet government’s ambitions – as it happened

NPCC’s Gavin Stephens says settlement in spending review will cover little more than inflationary pay risesSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined a protest outside parliament today...

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Police chiefs say funding ‘falls far short’ of what is needed to meet government’s ambitions – UK politics live

NPCC’s Gavin Stephens says settlement in spending review will cover little more than inflationary pay risesSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined a protest outside parliament today...

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Treasury minister dismisses claims spending review will lead to autumn tax rises – UK politics live

Darren Jones says such claims are ‘incoherent’ and says the government is allocating money that has already been raisedSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined a protest outside...

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Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs ahead of government’s spending review – UK politics live

Prime minister faces Conservative party leader as chancellor to reveal how government plans to spend almost £1.4tn in 2026-27Green party MPs and activists staged a protest outside parliament today saying the government...

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Donald Trump signs off UK’s handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

No 10 says deal to cede UK’s last African colony now being finalised after months of doubtDonald Trump has signed off the UK’s handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Downing Street has indicated, paving the way...

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