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Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover

Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be… Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesApr 12, 2026, 4:33 PM
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The GuardianApr 12, 2026, 4:33 PM

Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover

Mauritian foreign minister pledges to ‘spare no effort’ to regain control of islands, as US fails to give approval of deal A senior official in Mauritius’ government has vowed that the Chagos Islands will be “decolonised” after Keir Starmer was forced to shelve legislation to hand the islands back to Mauritius. 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, after a lack of support from Donald Trump. Continue reading...

The Straits TimesApr 11, 2026, 8:21 AM

Britain shelves handover of Chagos Islands, which host military base, after Trump criticism

US President Donald Trump in January lashed out at what he called London’s “great stupidity” over the deal.

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