UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support - AP News

UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support  AP News

UK shelves Chagos deal after Trump opposition

UK government officials say they are not entirely abandoning the agreement but have run out of time.

U.K. Puts Chagos Islands Deal on Hold Following Criticism From Trump

The plan to give Mauritius formal control of the islands, home to a U.S.-British military base, was called “an act of great stupidity” by President Trump.

By Stephen Castle

UK to shelve Chagos handover after Trump criticism

UK officials said time had run out to continue with the deal after opposition from Trump.

UK forced to shelve legislation to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Officials accept that time has run out to pass law after US dropped its support for plan The UK government has been forced to shelve its legislation to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, after the US dropped its support for the agreement. On Friday, UK government officials acknowledged that they had run out of time to pass legislation within the current parliamentary session, which ends in the coming weeks. Continue reading...

By Geneva Abdul

UK to hold off on deal ceding Chagos Islands amid US opposition

A bill laying out plans to return the Indian Ocean archipelago, home to the US-UK Diego Garcia base, has been paused.

Chagos deal on the brink after Trump drops backing - The Times

Chagos deal on the brink after Trump drops backing  The Times

Trump critique pauses UK handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Britain’s government said on Saturday it had ⁠put on hold ⁠its deal to cede sovereignty ⁠of the Chagos Islands – home to the US-British Diego Garcia airbase – which has been criticised by US President Donald Trump. British media reported that planned legislation underpinning the deal to cede the ‌islands to Mauritius, which needs the backing of Washington, would not be included in the government’s next parliamentary agenda. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said London would try to persuad...

By Reuters

Secret discussions on resettling Chagos Islands after Starmer pauses Mauritius deal

Exclusive: The development comes as representatives of the Chagossians have asked the United Nations to intervene to prevent Keir Starmer ‘committing a crime against humanity’

By David Maddox

'Will only proceed with US support': UK pulls out of Chagos deal after Trump's criticism

Britain's proposed Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius has stalled due to US approval uncertainties, particularly Donald Trump's opposition. The agreement, which would transfer sovereignty while leasing Diego Garcia, faces legislative hurdles before Parliament dissolves. Officials emphasize the deal's dependence on US backing for the strategic base's security, leaving its future uncertain amid ongoing negotiations.

By TOI WORLD DESK

Why UK’s plan to cede the Chagos islands appears to be coming apart

By Bhaskar Sarma

UK pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after US opposition - The Straits Times

UK pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after US opposition  The Straits Times

UK pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after US opposition

Britain’s government said on Saturday it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands – home to the U.S.-British Diego Garcia air base – which has been criticised by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Times newspaper said planned legislation underpinning the deal to cede the islands to Mauritius, which needs […]

UK pauses Chagos Islands handover after Trump criticism

Britain has put on hold its plan to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands after criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, media reports said on Saturday. The Times newspaper sa...

UK freezes Chagos handover deal after Trump criticism

A former top government official said the government had been effectively forced to abandon the plan as a result of Trump's opposition. The post UK freezes Chagos handover deal after Trump criticism appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah