The Daily Populous Wednesday April 2nd, 2025 night edition
Authored by thetimes.com and submitted by TimesandSundayTimes

President Trump has approved a multibillion-pound deal for Britain to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

No 10 confirmed on Tuesday that there had been no objections from the United States and the deal would be agreed shortly.

“We are now working with the Mauritian government to finalise the deal and sign the treaty,” a No 10 spokesman said. “It’s now between us and the Mauritian government to finalise the deal following the discussions with the US.”

The Americans have been sending stealth bombers to Diego Garcia, the largest atoll in the Chagos archipelago US NAVY/AP

Trump strongly hinted that he would support Sir Keir Starmer’s agreement to relinquish the strategic archipelago in the Indian Ocean when the prime minister visited the White House in February. He said: “I have a feeling it is going to work out very well. I think

GreyMASTA on April 1st, 2025 at 21:35 UTC »

Trying to appease the bully never works. Starmer hasn't learned from Chamberlain one single bit.

quiksilva7 on April 1st, 2025 at 17:22 UTC »

Can someone smarter than me tell me if this is good or bad

TimesandSundayTimes on April 1st, 2025 at 16:07 UTC »

President Trump has approved a multibillion-pound deal for Britain to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

No 10 confirmed on Tuesday that there had been no objections from the US and the deal would be agreed shortly.

“We are now working with the Mauritian government to finalise the deal and sign the treaty,” a No 10 spokesman said. “It’s now between us and the Mauritian government to finalise the deal following the discussions with the US.”

Trump strongly hinted that he would support Sir Keir Starmer’s agreement to relinquish the strategic archipelago in the Indian Ocean when the prime minister visited the White House in February