Matt @MattCartoonist on #KeirStarmer #ChagosIslands @Telegraph โ€“ political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon
Christian Adams @Adamstoon1 on #KeirStarmer #ChagosIslands @Telegraph โ€“ political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon

The Tories seem very upset about the Chagos Islands thing.

It's almost as if they have never really accepted that the UK is no longer a colonial power with a huge empire, isn't it?

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-signs-deal-to-hand-over-control-of-chagos-islands-13372755

#ChagosIslands

UK signs deal to hand over control of Chagos islands

Sky
Chagos Islands deal signed after High Court judge rejects injunction bid

The deal to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius is expected to cost the UK ยฃ101million a year Sir Keir Starmer has signed the controversial deal โ€ฆ

standard.co.uk - Rachael Burford
World News in Brief: UK cedes sovereignty over #ChagosIslands, suffering in #Sudan deepens, UN releases new emergency relief funds https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/05/1163606 #Mauritius
World News in Brief: UK cedes sovereignty over Chagos Islands, suffering in Sudan deepens, UN releases new emergency relief funds

The United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of Mauritius in an agreement signed between the two countries on Thursday. 

UN News

@Nonilex I've been following @yuanyiz.bsky.social for a few years -- mostly on Twitter -- and he's written in several articles that this deal with #Mauritius is contrary to the wishes of the #Chagossians , as well as being unwise in other ways.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gw5i7ftjrppr6ouysteqvlca/post/3lprfoahwok23

#ChagosIslands

Yuan Yi Zhu (@yuanyiz.bsky.social)

A conspicuous lack of international lawyers condeming the Chagos deal, done against the wishes and the right to self-determination of the Chagossian people.

Bluesky Social

The injunction came in response to a claim by 2 Chagossian women representing the islandsโ€™ original residents, who were evicted decades ago to make way for the American base. Bernadette Dugasse & Bertrice Pompe, both British citizens, fear it will become even harder to return once #Mauritius takes control of the #ChagosIslands.

After the injunction was lifted, Pompe saidโ€ฆ,โ€œWe do not want to hand over our rights to Mauritius. We are not Mauritians.โ€

#geopolitics #law

yeah cool, that's just what the Voters wanted, I remember the cries for it clearly last year...../s

'ยฃ100 million a year' this will cost us. And when the Yanks turn it into a death camp for migrants?

#ChagosIslands #UKPOL #Ukpolitics