Mauritius, UK and Chagos

Britain could hand Mauritius hundreds of millions to secure Chagos Islands deal
Britain has offered to pay hundreds of millions upfront to Mauritius in order to secure the Chagos Islands deal...
UK Weighs Front-Loading Payments for Mauritius in Chagos Deal
The UK is considering front-loading its funding package for Mauritius as part of a sweetened deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos islands, including a key UK-US military base, to the Indian Ocean nation.
UK considering frontloading payments to Mauritius over Chagos deal
Downing Street would not be drawn on financial arrangements, but it is thought Whitehall could stump up a number of years’ payments
Chagos Deal Talks Not Only Over Finances: Mauritius
Resumed negotiations over a proposed deal to return the strategic Chagos Islands to Mauritius from Britain are not solely over financial compensation, the premier and a government official have said.
UK offers to frontload payments in Chagos Islands talks
The UK government has offered to frontload a tranche of payments to Mauritius in order to finalise the draft deal over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, according to people familiar with the talks.
UK offers to FRONTLOAD Mauritius payments to conclude Chagos Islands deal before Trump inauguration
The UK has offered to frontload payments to Mauritius in a bid to finalise the contentious Chagos Islands deal before Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. Britain is offering to pay several years' worth of the £90million annual lease payments upfront for Diego Garcia,
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Labour 'offering to pay Mauritius nearly £9bn' in Chagos Islands deal
Labour is offering to pay Mauritius about £90million a year as part of its controversial deal to cede sovereignty of the ...
John Healey admits UK has not had any talks with Trump’s team over crumbling Chagos deal
Donald Trump’s team is looking for a way to veto the deal as a result of concerns over possible Chinese interference ...
Dame Priti Patel demands immediate U-turn on Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to surrender Chagos Islands
DAME Priti Patel has demanded an immediate U-turn by the PM over his deal to surrender the Chagos Islands. It comes after Sir ...
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New Mauritius government questions the Chagos archipelago agreement, “not enough benefits for our country”
British media is reporting that the Republic of Mauritius has submitted changes to a proposed deal over the future of the Chagos Islands, with the country's new PM arguing the original agreement ...
Prioritise cash for UK military over Mauritian demands on Chagos, say Tories
The UK Government’s agreement on the future of the Chagos Islands has run into trouble following elections in Mauritius and ...
Reject £800m Chagos Islands demand from Mauritius, ex-diplomat tells Starmer
A former Foreign Office official has urged Sir Keir Starmer to reject demands from Mauritius for more money in talks over the ...
Mauritius accused of demanding ‘crazy’ money in diplomatic negotiations with UK over future of Chagos Islands
MAURITIUS has been accused of demanding “crazy” money in diplomatic negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos ...
Keir Starmer blasted as Mauritius 'demands £800m per year' for Chagos Islands
Conservatives have attacked "costly" plans to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which has reportedly made huge ...
Imperialism, Chagos Islanders And The Fight To Return
In the struggle for the right of return to the Chagos Islands, both the Conservatives and Labour parties (with the notable exception of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn) were also equally complicit ...