Controversy
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Will the UK Hand Over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius?
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Claims
Navin Ramgoolam"The British Prime Minister informed me that he intends to push ahead with the agreement reached between Mauritius and the United Kingdom on the Chagos archipelago."
Admiral Lord WestThe government "apparently remains determined to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands [to Mauritius]."Jan 10, 2025
Andrew Neil"Labour’s Chagos Island deal [is] on [the] brink of collapse as Washington and even Mauritius turn against it."Feb 06, 2025
John KennedyIf the US exerts pressure, Keir Starmer "will give in [and terminate the deal to handover the Chagos Islands]."Feb 06, 2025
Steve Bannon"I believe that Secretary Marco Rubio is going to inform foreign Minister Lammy that this is a nonstarter."
Navin Ramgoolam"We remain confident that it [the handover of the Chagos Islands] will reach a speedy resolution in the coming weeks."Feb 04, 2025
Farrell Gregory"I can predict one thing for sure: there is no way he [Trump] will allow Britain to give up its sovereignty over the Chagos Islands."
Peter Clegg"On balance, the deal [to handover the Chagos Islands to Mauritius] will probably get approved."Dec 08, 2024
Nile Gardiner"I believe that the chances of this deal moving forward with U.S. support post-Biden is zero."Jan 15, 2025
Robert Jenrick"Starmer's Chagos surrender deal is collapsing so quickly it's hard to keep up."
Ross Kempsell"Given my understanding of Trump team views, it [the Chagos deal] is highly likely to be blocked."Feb 06, 2025
Katy Balls"The path for the [Chagos] deal going through is becoming narrower by the day."
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