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

Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong ...

Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the ...

If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much as President Trump uses unpredictability as a diplomatic tool, I can ...

Sir Keir Starmer clashed with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Just three months into power, Labour pulled off what it billed as a diplomatic coup: ending a long-running dispute over the status of the Chagos Islands, one of Britain’s final imperial possessions, ...

Mauritius's prime minister said Tuesday that his country had reached a newly renegotiated deal with Britain over control of ...

With reports the UK and Mauritius have agreed new terms on the Indian Ocean archipelago, a White House spokesperson told The Independent the US president has not given it his blessing ...

Diego Garcia is the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean US President-elect Donald Trump will be consulted on the UK's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands - where there is ...

In response to Badenoch, Sir Keir told PMQs the planned agreement would ensure the military base on Diego Garcia can continue operating effectively. A deal over the Chagos Islands was first ...

Under the proposed deal, Mauritius will be able to begin a programme of resettlement on the Chagos Islands, but not on Diego Garcia. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has previously played down the ...