During this debate, members will consider two motions against the ratification of the UK-Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Archipelago, which would transfer sovereignty of the islands back to Mauritius, ...

Forcibly removed from the Chagos Archipelago more than 40 years ago, Chagos islanders protest outside the High Court in ...

Mauritius is ‘likely’ to resume its campaign to secure a judgment on sovereignty against Britain unless the agreement is ...

Members of the House of Lords stress that renewal of the deal in 99 years will depend on the goodwill of the then-government ...

On May 22, 2025, the government of the United Kingdom signed the much-discussed treaty transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, which included a lease agreement for the ...

David Lammy has urged a Reform UK MP to “get some help” because she is “swallowing conspiracy theories”. Sarah Pochin had asked the Foreign Secretary whether the US felt unable to use the UK-US ...

Nuclear-capable stealth bombers have been deployed to an airbase within spitting distance of Iran, in a major show of force ...

Kemi Badenoch says, “the most important thing is to make sure Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons” and reiterates her ...

The Chagos Archipelago’s return to Mauritius marks the end of decades of diplomatic conflict between this island nation and ...

The Defence Secretary was asked about the upsides of ‘giving away’ the Indian Ocean archipelago as he spoke at a conference in London.

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the UK's £3.4bn deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, while retaining control of a UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. At prime minister's ...