British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

The UK on Thursday signed an agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the Diego Garcia military base, critical to the UK and the US, for an average of 101 million pounds

Britain signed a multi-billion dollar deal on the future of the Chagos Islands with Mauritius after a last-gasp injunction was overturned, securing itself a lease for the U.S.-UK Diego Garcia air base for the next century.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he has signed an agreement handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Sir Keir said the UK’s base in the Chagos Islands is “one of the most significant contributions that we make to our security relationship with the United States”. Speaking from the UK’s ...

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain signed a deal on Thursday to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius ... the strategically important U.S.-UK air base on Diego Garcia, the largest ...

The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and lease back the military base there for £101m a year. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Strictly necessary cookies are on by default. Additional cookies are off by default.