UK reviews Chagos sovereignty deal
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The British government said it would review the agreement to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after former President Donald Trump renewed his public opposition, calling the deal "terrible."
by Colin Murray
If only all of the underlying legal problems and attendant difficulties for the UK's international relations went away this easily...
“If you do this Chagos deal you piss off Donald Trump, and, even more importantly, it’s got such little support in Britain.”
“Andy Burnham has come in and thought; ‘There’s one simple solution here… Bin it’.”
Is the Burnham right to rethink plans for the Chagos Islands?
“Andy Burnham has come in and thought; ‘There’s one simple solution here… Bin it’.”
Is the Burnham right to rethink plans for the Chagos Islands?
September 23, 2026 at 5:39 PM
If only all of the underlying legal problems and attendant difficulties for the UK's international relations went away this easily...
Reposted by Colin Murray
“If you do this Chagos deal you piss off Donald Trump, and, even more importantly, it’s got such little support in Britain.”
“Andy Burnham has come in and thought; ‘There’s one simple solution here… Bin it’.”
Is the Burnham right to rethink plans for the Chagos Islands?
“Andy Burnham has come in and thought; ‘There’s one simple solution here… Bin it’.”
Is the Burnham right to rethink plans for the Chagos Islands?
September 23, 2026 at 5:31 PM
“If you do this Chagos deal you piss off Donald Trump, and, even more importantly, it’s got such little support in Britain.”
“Andy Burnham has come in and thought; ‘There’s one simple solution here… Bin it’.”
Is the Burnham right to rethink plans for the Chagos Islands?
“Andy Burnham has come in and thought; ‘There’s one simple solution here… Bin it’.”
Is the Burnham right to rethink plans for the Chagos Islands?
Reposted by Peter Holmes
The Chagos deal has had US support twice, and lost it twice.
"Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory—specifically, the Chagos Archipelago."
#R4Today 1/2
"Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory—specifically, the Chagos Archipelago."
#R4Today 1/2
U.S. Support for UK and Mauritius Agreement on Chagos Archipelago - United States Department of State
Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory—specifically, the Chagos Archipela...
www.state.gov
September 23, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The Chagos deal has had US support twice, and lost it twice.
"Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory—specifically, the Chagos Archipelago."
#R4Today 1/2
"Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory—specifically, the Chagos Archipelago."
#R4Today 1/2
The only right answer here is “don’t know”
Britons are now more likely to oppose plans to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius than to support them, as the government announces the proposals are under review due to a lack of US backing
Support: 20% (-7 from 20 Jan)
Oppose: 30% (+3)
Don't know: 50% (+5)
Support: 20% (-7 from 20 Jan)
Oppose: 30% (+3)
Don't know: 50% (+5)
September 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The only right answer here is “don’t know”
Reposted by Steven H. Seggie
Britons are now more likely to oppose plans to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius than to support them, as the government announces the proposals are under review due to a lack of US backing
Support: 20% (-7 from 20 Jan)
Oppose: 30% (+3)
Don't know: 50% (+5)
Support: 20% (-7 from 20 Jan)
Oppose: 30% (+3)
Don't know: 50% (+5)
September 23, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Britons are now more likely to oppose plans to give sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius than to support them, as the government announces the proposals are under review due to a lack of US backing
Support: 20% (-7 from 20 Jan)
Oppose: 30% (+3)
Don't know: 50% (+5)
Support: 20% (-7 from 20 Jan)
Oppose: 30% (+3)
Don't know: 50% (+5)
by Nick Hubble
But it's got such a happy ending.
Your post set me off looking up Goodreads review of The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again for comparison and diverted me with a long review that reads that novel as a pro Brexit novel.
Your post set me off looking up Goodreads review of The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again for comparison and diverted me with a long review that reads that novel as a pro Brexit novel.
September 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM
But it's got such a happy ending.
Your post set me off looking up Goodreads review of The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again for comparison and diverted me with a long review that reads that novel as a pro Brexit novel.
Your post set me off looking up Goodreads review of The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again for comparison and diverted me with a long review that reads that novel as a pro Brexit novel.
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www.nytimes.com
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