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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that his government will work hard to resolve tensions with Mauritius and the United States regarding the future of the Chagos Islands, following criticism from US President Donald Trump during a meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York. The deal, which would transfer sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius while maintaining UK-US military control over Diego Garcia for security reasons, has been criticized by Trump as detrimental to strategic interests due to its high cost and potential security implications.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Wes Streeting, Britain’s defence secretary, announced that annual payments worth at least £120 million to Mauritius are on hold as the government reconsiders an agreement over the Chagos Islands. This decision came after Donald Trump criticized the deal during a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the UN General Assembly in New York. The original agreement would see the UK cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius and pay approximately £101 million annually to lease back a joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, which is strategically important due to its location in the Indian Ocean.
Streeting emphasized that the deal cannot proceed without US support, highlighting the need for cooperation with American allies to ensure the agreement safeguards the long-term future of the base at Diego Garcia. The defence secretary noted that previous efforts to adapt the deal have not succeeded, and current negotiations are focused on reaching an arrangement that both Mauritius and the US can accept.
Written for “Chagos Islands Deal” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 38 other(s) covering the same event.
The US president said Mr Burnham would be “looking at” the deal after their meeting on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, following months of US criticism of the agreement.
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Burnham → say → agreement
The deal would see Britain hand over the Indian Ocean island chain to Mauritius, while retaining control of the joint UK-US military base on the largest island – Diego Garcia – through the £3.4 billion agreement.
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Britain → see → agreement
Mr Trump, who has raised concerns about the security implications of the deal, said it was “ridiculous” as he met the Prime Minister and described the base as “a very important piece of real estate, militarily and strategically”.
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he → raise → estate
Mr Burnham was asked by broadcasters if the President’s remarks meant the deal was now dead in the water.
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deal → ask → water
He told them: “Well, obviously, I’ve inherited the situation, and we need a resolution.
“It’s critical to safeguard the future of the base, and that matters to us for security reasons, but also clearly to the United States as well.
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that → tell → States
So what I said in the meeting is that we will work to find that resolution between the different sides, and we’ll work hard to find it.
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we → say → it
“It was clear that we need to come to that agreement, but I’m confident we can find it working with our US partners.”
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we → need → partners
Asked about the agreement as he sat next to Mr Burnham after talks, Mr Trump said: “I don’t support it.
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I → ask → it
I think it’s terrible.
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it → think → ?
“They all of a sudden say they have ownership.
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they → say → ownership
Somebody has ownership that never showed up before after decades and centuries.
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that → have → decades
I think it’s ridiculous.”
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it → think → ?
He added: “It’s strategically very important.
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It → add → ?
You know, we had to send our B-2 bombers when we bombed the Iran nuclear (sites), we had to send the B-2 bombers back home to Missouri.
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we → know → Missouri
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“As opposed to flying for a short period of time, they had to fly for a long period of time.
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they → read → time
“It’s amazing how strategic it is, and I think the Prime Minister is going to be looking at it.”
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Minister → ’ → it
Mr Burnham agreed he would be.
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he → agree → ?
The US leader added: “It’s a very, very strategic location.
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It → add → ?
“It’s unique.
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It → ’ → ?
It’s a very important piece of real estate, militarily and strategically.”
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It → ’ → estate
Tensions over the agreement were heightened when Britain refused the US use of the outpost for initial military strikes against Iran in February.
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Britain → heighten → February
En route to New York, Mr Burnham said he had told his Mauritian counterpart in a phone call he would work towards finding a resolution over the Chagos Islands, but admitted the Government did not have one “at the moment”.
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Government → say → moment
The Government under Sir Keir Starmer had argued the deal was necessary to guarantee the future of the Diego Garcia base after an advisory International Court of Justice ruling in 2019 backed Mauritian claims to sovereignty over the islands.
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ruling → argue → islands
Writing on X, a short time after Mr Trump branded the deal “terrible”, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said: “The Chagos deal is dead.
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deal → write → deal
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