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Trump has ended the Chagos deal, regardless of what Starmer says

The Daily Telegraph 22 Jan 2026
They laughed at me when I said Chagos would become one of the major issues of this Parliament, but it has now appeared in Keir Starmer’s rear-view mirror like a looming juggernaut ... Donald Trump, Chagos Islands, Keir Starmer, Mauritius.
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Starmer’s defence of Chagos deal is embarrassing

The Daily Telegraph 22 Jan 2026
Sir Keir was in the Commons advancing a distinctly Jesuitical argument at Prime Minister’s Questions to deflect criticisms about his wretched Chagos deal ... Keir Starmer, Chagos Islands, Kemi Badenoch.
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UK defends Chagos Islands deal after Trump labels it stupid

Image Iosco County News Herald 21 Jan 2026
The UK said on Tuesday a 2025 deal to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius had secured the future of a key US-UK military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago, after US President Donald Trump accused Britain of "great ... .
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Chagos Islands: international dispute and human drama

Image The Newport Plain Talk 21 Jan 2026
Britain agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in May 2025 -- a move described by US President Donald Trump as "an act of great stupidity" on Tuesday ....
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Chagos Islands Transfer Deal Hits US Opposition

The Maritime Executive 21 Jan 2026
The passage of the Chagos Islands bill through the British Houses of Parliament entered stormy waters on January 20, when amendments made to the bill ....
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Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emerges

The Mirror 21 Jan 2026
Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands was causing international anger ... .
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Trump’s Chagos tantrum exposes president who thinks diplomacy equals blackmail

The Mirror 21 Jan 2026
Donald Trump’s sudden reversal on the Chagos Islands lays bare a president who trashes agreements on a whim, punishes allies for dissent and treats diplomacy not as statecraft but as leverage driven by ego and grievance ... .
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PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer faces Trump questions after Chagos row

The Mirror 21 Jan 2026
Keir Starmer will face MPs at Prime Minister's Questions today after Donald Trump launched explosive attacks and threats on the UK over the Chagos deal and Greenland ... .
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Can Chagos giveaway REALLY go ahead amid Trump fury? Starmer forces through legislation despite US ...

The Daily Mail 21 Jan 2026
The government overturned efforts by peers to thwart the plan to hand over the UK territory to Mauritius and lease back Diego Garcia, which hosts a crucial US military base ....
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UK defends giving up Chagos Islands

NWA Online 21 Jan 2026
LONDON -- A startled British government on Tuesday defended its decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked the plan, which his administration had previously supported ... .
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Keir Starmer slams Donald Trump over US President's Chagos Islands comments

London Evening Standard 21 Jan 2026
The Prime Minister accused the US President of reversing his opinion on the Chagos Islands deal with ‘the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland... .
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