The US has made a last-ditch intervention on the future of the Chagos Islands, demanding a seat at the negotiating table ...

Exclusive: Communications minister Sir Christopher Bryant has rubbished claims that satellite communication could be removed ...

Writing in the Telegraph, ex-attorney general Sir Michael Ellis says PM’s ‘irrational’ decision exposes Government to ...

The archipelago is home to a joint US-UK military base, a strategically important military asset in the Indian Ocean.

Give Chagos Islands to Trump, ex-army chief urges as he lays into Starmer’s deal - ‘It's very hard to find good news in this ...

If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much ...

The current deal involves Britain paying Mauritius £90 million a year for 99 years to maintain control of the US military ...

A British minister denied on Wednesday media reports that the government could end up paying billions of pounds more to ...

Mauritius welcomes the prospect of U.S. President Donald Trump examining a deal reached by Britain and Mauritius over the ...

A satellite communications system used by the US and UK to run military operations is central to efforts by Britain to ...

National security will be put at risk unless the Chagos Islands are handed over to Mauritius in a deal set to cost the UK taxpayer billions, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Government plans to cede ...

Sir Keir Starmer remains “confident” that a deal can be reached on the Chagos Islands “in the coming weeks”, the prime minister of Mauritius has told his parliament. Answering questions in ...