Labour Pauses Chagos Handover Deal For More Talks With US After Trump Outburst
US President Donald Trump greets UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pictured in October. The government has paused its plans to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius after criticism of the deal by Donald Trump. Labour announced last year that it intended to cede sovereignty of the archipelago while paying £99 billion to lease back the UK US military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia, for the next 99 years. Trump initially backed the agreement but rowed back on his support in January amid
US President Donald Trump greets UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pictured in October. The government has paused its plans to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius after criticism of the deal by Donald Trump. Labour announced last year that it intended to cede sovereignty of the archipelago while paying £99 billion to lease back the UK US military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia, for the next 99 years. Trump initially backed the agreement but rowed back on his support in January amid
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