Keir Starmer, Chagos Islands

Starmer and Badenoch clash over Chagos Islands deal at PMQs
The Tory leader says Labour's negotiations could cost the UK billions; the prime minister questions whether Badenoch has been "properly briefed" on UK security.
Sir Keir Starmer defends Chagos Islands deal after Tory leader brands it 'immoral surrender'
Sir Keir Starmer has defended the controversial Chagos Islands deal after the Conservative leader branded it an "immoral surrender". The Government plans to give the British Indian Ocean Territory back to Mauritius and pay to lease the strategically important US-UK military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia.
Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal is a betrayal of Britain
What a fool I was. In 2020, my wife, our son and I endured a miserable, lonely Christmas, because we were dutifully following the lockdown rules.
Keir Starmer insists Chagos Islands deal is 'vital to national security'
Keir Starmer has insisted that a deal on the 'legal certainty' of the Chagos Islands is 'vital to national security'.
Keir Starmer insists Chagos deal necessary to safeguard national security
Sir Keir Starmer warned national security could be put at risk without a deal to give “legal certainty” over the status of the Chagos Islands and the strategically important Diego Garcia military base.
Trump still considering Chagos Islands veto as Starmer tries to close deal
With reports the UK and Mauritius have agreed new terms on the Indian Ocean archipelago, a White House spokesperson told The Independent Trump has not given it his blessing
Starmer to 'push ahead' with Chagos Islands deal despite American concerns over threat of Chinese influence
Sir Keir Starmer “intends to push ahead” with the deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, the prime minister of Mauritius has told his parliament.
UK's Starmer wants 'strong protections' for military base in Chagos Islands deal
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday told his Mauritian counterpart, Navin Ramgoolam, that he wants "strong protections", including from "malign influence", for a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia,
PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer gears up for clash with Kemi Badenoch after Brexit betrayal
Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch will clash at the Despatch box today when they go head-to-head at Prime Minister's Questions. The Tory leader will have lots to take aim at during a week where Sir Keir has cosied up to the EU in an attempt to strengthen ties with the bloc.
Watch: Starmer’s lawyer friend at Mauritian flag raising on Chagos Islands
One of Sir Keir Starmer’s closest friends was at a ceremony where the Mauritian flag was raised on the Chagos Islands ...
Shocking graph reveals everything Keir Starmer's '£18bn Chagos betrayal could pay for
Shared by GB News journalist Tom Harwood on X, the graph compares the "true cost of Chagos" with potential allocations such ...