Trump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’

18/02/2026 20:44 The Guardian

US president had recently said that the plan was the best deal Starmer could makeDonald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius, warning he was “making a big mistake”.Under the deal agreed last year, Britain would cede control over the British Indian Ocean Territory but lease the largest island, Diego Garcia, for 99 years to continue operating a joint US-UK military base there. Continue reading...

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