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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.
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.
Row Erupts Over Keir Starmer's Plan To 'Push Ahead' With Chagos Handover Deal
The PM has made reportedly concessions to Mauritius which could see the UK paying Mauritius billions more to take over the territory.
Starmer under fire amid row over Chagos deal cost
Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire at PMQs over the cost of the government's deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Earlier, the UK said newspaper reports that the effective price tag has jumped from £9bn to £18bn were "entirely inaccurate".
UK says satellite system key to Chagos US base deal
Britain's government insisted Thursday that it must hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius to secure continued access to satellite communications at a key US-UK military base.
The U.S. Shouldn’t Have To Stop Britain’s Disastrous Chagos Deal
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 predict one thing for sure: there is no way he will allow Britain to give up its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Revealed: Starmer’s friend is source of Chagos ‘national security’ claims
Sir Keir Starmer’s “national security” justification for handing over the Chagos islands was proposed by one of his closest friends, who represented Mauritius in a case against the UK ...
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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 ...
Keir Starmer’s 'national security' justification for Chagos surrender proposed by friend
A friend of the PM's who campaigns in favour of Britain handing the islands to Mauritius previously made the argument.
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 ...
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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'.
Britain Denies Reports It Will Pay More to Finalise Chagos Islands Deal
Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - a former colony that became ...