UK to review Chagos Islands deal after Trump's latest criticism
Summary
The UK government is re-examining its agreement to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after President Donald Trump criticized the deal at the United Nations. The original plan involved the UK transferring control but leasing back a military base on the islands used by both the UK and US.Key Facts
- The Chagos Islands are a group of islands in the Indian Ocean, with Diego Garcia being the largest and hosting a military base.
- The UK and Mauritius had an agreement for the UK to give sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius.
- Under this agreement, the UK would pay about £101 million per year to lease the military base back from Mauritius.
- President Trump called the deal "terrible" during his speech at the UN General Assembly.
- Because the US does not support the deal, the UK defense secretary, Wes Streeting, said they need to review and renegotiate it with the US.
- The deal was paused in April after President Trump withdrew his support.
- The UK government wants to work with the US administration to reach a version of the agreement that they can all support.
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