Starmer can sign Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius after judge rejects legal challenge

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius can now go ahead, a judge has ruled. The development comes after a judge had granted an emergency injunction blocking the deal in the early hours of Thursday. However, a high …

UK court halts Chagos Islands handover to Mauritius just before signing: Here's why

A British court blocked the UK from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on Thursday (May 22), just hours before the agreement was set to be signed. The High Court injunction halted a virtual signing ceremony for the deal, under …

Court lifts injunction allowing Chagos Islands handover to Mauritius to proceed

Britain can conclude a deal with Mauritius on the future of the Chagos Islands on Thursday after a judge at London's high court overturned an 11th-hour injunction which had blocked the agreement being signed earlier. Lawyers representing a British …

Chagos deal given GREEN LIGHT as Keir Starmer can hand over islands to Mauritius after judge throws out injunction

The High Court has ruled the Chagos deal can go ahead after an emergency injunction was put into place. The deal, which would see Britain give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius and lease back a crucial military base there, was due to be …

Pixie Lott looks incredible wearing a khaki green bikini in sizzling video flashback to a sun-soaked family holiday to ...

Pixie Lott showed off her toned physique in a green bikini as she shared a sizzling swimsuit video from a family getaway to Mauritius in April. In the video, posted to Instagram on Monday, the singer rocked a khaki two-piece and shielded from the sun in …

UK hands over Chagos to Mauritius

Despite this transfer, the UK and the United States will retain the right to operate a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the group, for an initial 99-year lease. The UK is poised to sign a landmark agreement transferring sovereignty of …

UK can sign deal handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius, High Court rules

The High Court has ruled the government can sign the Chagos Island deal after a late-night injunction attempted to block it. Early on Thursday, an emergency injunction from the High Court had stopped the government from concluding the Chagos Island deal to …

UK hands over Chagos Islands to Mauritius for £101 million a year in last-minute deal

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday signed a deal transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, including the key Diego Garcia military base.The base, which plays a central role in UK-US defence operations in the Indian Ocean, will now …

Starmer signs deal to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius after last-ditch legal challenge

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Judge blocks Britain’s plan to transfer control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius