In the week of the first anniversary of Starmer moving into No 10, the polling guru Sir John Curtice said that he has had 'the worst start for any newly-elected Prime Minister'.

The UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 million a year to lease back the Diego Garcia base post-handover.

A legal challenge demanding the UK Government consult Chagossians before transferring sovereignty of their homeland has ...

So, why then, am I bullish about Britain? My confidence isn’t due to a lack of awareness or complacency about our present malaise. I see it, like so many Telegraph readers, and it pains and motivates ...

First, they prevented any Chagossians who had left on vacation or for medical treatment from returning home. Next, they cut ...

On May 22, 2025, the government of the United Kingdom signed the much-discussed treaty transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, which included a lease agreement for the ...

David Lammy has urged a Reform UK MP to “get some help” because she is “swallowing conspiracy theories”. Sarah Pochin had asked the Foreign Secretary whether the US felt unable to use the UK-US ...

The Chagos Archipelago’s return to Mauritius marks the end of decades of diplomatic conflict between this island nation and ...

Tensions are now ratcheting up between the US and Iran, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejecting Mr Trump’s call ...

The Defence Secretary was asked about the upsides of ‘giving away’ the Indian Ocean archipelago as he spoke at a conference in London.

China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal - Different claims have been made as to whether or not China ...

People demonstrate outside the High Court in London, May 22, 2025, after a British court blocked the U.K. from transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.