While the majority of Mr Blair's inner circle fell away over the ensuing 12 years, Jonathan Powell stayed firmly by the Prime ...

The tiny Indian Ocean nation is tied with Monaco at the head of Nomad Capitalist's  Freedom Index 2025 after announcing plans ...

Hillingdon council have urged the Government to 'do the right thing' as they say a continued influx of Chagos Islanders after ...

The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

Mauritius is pushing the UK for sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and billions of dollars, but the US could scupper its plans, reports Seán Carey.

Dame Priti Patel asked whether ministers ‘are afraid’ of Labour backbenchers, who might ‘force them into another embarrassing U-turn’.

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

Mauritius is ‘likely’ to resume its campaign to secure a judgment on sovereignty against Britain unless the agreement is rubber-stamped, peers said.

The deal signed last month after long-running negotiations returns sovereignty of the archipelago to Mauritius, but will see Britain lease back the military site on Diego Garcia, the largest of the ...