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Starmer under fire amid row over Chagos deal cost

The UK and Mauritius are nearing an agreement on the Chagos Islands, but President Trump has not approved it, according to a White House spokesperson.
New Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Foreign Secretary David Lammy will discuss the issue at a conference in Munich next week.
Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam criticized the deal, stating it was 'not good enough' and has yet to be ratified.
Ramgoolam suggested that President Trump review the agreement, emphasizing the need for his approval to determine its value.

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The National Pulse

UK PM Slammed as Cost of Surrendering Strategic Islands Rises to Up to $22.5 Billion.

Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire from Reform Party leader Nigel Farage and the Conservative Party over new changes to a deal to surrender the Chagos Islands, a British overseas territory which hosts a strategic base, to Mauritius.Mauritius’ Prime Minister, Navin Ramgoolam, claims changes have been made to front-load payments from Britain—Starmer has bizarrely agreed to pay Mauritius to take away the islands, not the …

17 days ago

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Spectator UK

Starmer hits out at Mauritian PM over Chagos comments

Uh oh. There’s trouble in paradise as it appears the relationship between Sir Keir Starmer and Navin Ramgoolam is becoming a little strained. After the Mauritian PM told his MPs yesterday that Starmer had offered up a new and improved deal on the Chagos archipelago, the Labour leader was forced to fend off questions about

18 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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BBC News

Starmer under fire amid row over cost of Chagos Islands deal

The Tories and Reform UK have attacked payments to Mauritius under the deal to cede the archipelago.

18 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Britain and Mauritius deny reports the cost of Chagos Islands deal has doubled

LONDON/PORT LOUIS (Reuters) -Britain and Mauritius denied on Wednesday media reports that London could end up paying double the amount in a renegotiated deal to retain a U.S.-British military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Read full story

18 days ago·Malaysia

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LBC

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'.

18 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Firstpost News

Will UK have to pay more to Mauritius for Chagos deal?

Mauritius has indicated that it has secured more concessions from the United Kingdom in the Chagos Islands deal, raising the lease payments for the Diego Garcia military base

18 days ago·Mumbai, India

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