But both accept they must also get the approval of the United States, which operates a military base on the largest of the Chagos islands ... Olivier Bancoult said a team was already working ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s “national ... Chagos deal, which is now under threat from Mr Trump’s team. Marco Rubio, the new secretary of state, has previously said he opposes Britain giving up the ...

For more, our politics team has the full story focusing on Starmer's comments on Gaza and the two-state- solution. Moving on from Farage's urgent question on the Chagos Islands, the Commons is now ...

Sir Keir Starmer 'intends to push ahead' with the deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands. Picture: Alamy The prospect of a deal has caused controversy in the UK, with the Conservatives ...

Nigel Farage has claimed that Donald Trump’s administration will impose tariffs on the UK because of Keir Starmer’s attempts to give the Chagos Islands ... those privy to national security ...