UK Weighs Front-Loading Payments for Mauritius

UK Weighs Front-Loading Payments for Mauritius in Chagos Deal
The UK is considering front-loading its funding package for Mauritius as part of a sweetened deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos islands, including a key UK-US military base, to the Indian Ocean nation.
Britain could hand Mauritius hundreds of millions to secure Chagos Islands deal
Britain has offered to pay hundreds of millions upfront to Mauritius in order to secure the Chagos Islands deal...
UK considering frontloading payments to Mauritius over Chagos deal
Downing Street would not be drawn on financial arrangements, but it is thought Whitehall could stump up a number of years’ payments
Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands deal may be doomed as Mauritius demands more money
Sir Keir Starmer's deal with the Mauritian government for the Chagos Islands may be about to hit the buffers after the country's Deputy Prime Minister suggested that the UK may need to pay more to lease the territory.
UK offers to frontload payments in Chagos Islands talks
The UK government has offered to frontload a tranche of payments to Mauritius in order to finalise the draft deal over the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, according to people familiar with the talks.
UK offers to FRONTLOAD Mauritius payments to conclude Chagos Islands deal before Trump inauguration
The UK has offered to frontload payments to Mauritius in a bid to finalise the contentious Chagos Islands deal before Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. Britain is offering to pay several years' worth of the £90million annual lease payments upfront for Diego Garcia,
MP calls for ‘self-determination’ for Chagos on eve of ‘Margaret Thatcher Day’
Andrew Rosindell, Conservative MP for Romford, linked the holiday to the Government’s deal to relinquish sovereignty of the ...
Lammy refuses to rule out keeping Chagos Islands
Foreign Secretary says ‘it takes two sides to get there’ when questioned on proposed pact that would see Britain give islands ...
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Labour 'offering to pay Mauritius nearly £9bn' in Chagos Islands deal
Ministers have so far kept silent on how much it will cost the UK to lease the military base on Diego Garcia, the largest ...
John Healey admits UK has not had any talks with Trump’s team over crumbling Chagos deal
Donald Trump’s team is looking for a way to veto the deal as a result of concerns over possible Chinese interference ...
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Rushing through the Chagos deal would be an unnecessary mistake
New governments in the United States and Mauritius mean Keir Starmer must rethink his Chagos Islands deal or risk making an ...
Mauritius accused of demanding ‘crazy’ money in diplomatic negotiations with UK over future of Chagos Islands
MAURITIUS has been accused of demanding “crazy” money in diplomatic negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos ...
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Prime minister of Mauritius reopens talks with UK over Chagos Islands deal
A historic deal for the United Kingdom to hand over control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been put into question after the African island country’s new prime minister issued ...
Mauritius hints Chagos talks stuck over money
Mauritius's deputy prime minister has hinted that negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos Islands are being ...
Prioritise cash for UK military over Mauritian demands on Chagos, say Tories
The UK Government’s agreement on the future of the Chagos Islands has run into trouble following elections in Mauritius and ...