National security adviser will travel to Washington in attempt to persuade US president-elect not to rip up dealUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s national security adviser is to travel to Washington as...
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 MorePM calls pushback ‘silly’ as Conservative leadership hopefuls play blame game over who opened talks with MauritiusKeir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision has descended...
Read MoreFormer security minister says UK decision to cede sovereignty means Mauritius could lease islands to ChinaThree of the four Tory leadership candidates have issued statement strongly denouncing the government’s decision to...
Read MoreJonathan Powell says former foreign secretary had previously led talks which the Labour government have now been able to concludeThree of the four Tory leadership candidates have issued statement strongly denouncing the...
Read MoreGovernment has rejected claims the deal poses a security risk as David Lammy says it will close down an illegal migration route to the UKThree of the four Tory leadership candidates have issued statement strongly denouncing the...
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 MoreBirthplace and parents’ names are being removed from passports and birth certificates as Mauritius stakes claim to the islandExiled islanders from the disputed British-owned Chagos Islands are finding their heritage has...
Read MoreMauritian ambassador to UN raises country’s flag above atoll of Peros BanhosBritain’s ownership of the Chagos archipelago has been formally challenged after the Mauritian ambassador to the UN, Jagdish Koonjul, raised...
Read MoreRefusal to recognise British Indian Ocean Territory stamps is latest move to assert Mauritian sovereigntyStamps issued by the British Indian Ocean Territory could soon be rendered invalid after the United Nations’...
Read MoreExclusive: Akshata Murty owns 5% of IMM, which used structure that could reduce taxes payable in India The wife of the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is a shareholder in a restaurants business that funnelled investments through a...
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