Donald Trump signs off UK’s handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
No 10 says deal to cede UK’s last African colony now being finalised after months of doubt Donald Trump has signed off the UK’s handover...
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Mauritian PM expects ‘speedy resolution’ with UK over Chagos Islands
Navin Ramgoolam says Keir Starmer expressed confidence about finalising agreement within weeks Downing Street has refused to comment on the prospect of an imminent deal...
UK cut health aid to vulnerable nations while hiring their nurses, research finds
Royal College of Nursing says Labour has a duty to fix health ‘double whammy’ by raising aid and funding for UK nursing The UK cut...
Labour government discussed Tanzania asylum camp plan in 2004, files show
Newly released files show proposals to divert £2m – earmarked to prevent conflict in Africa – to fund scheme Tony Blair’s government discussed diverting £2m...
Keir Starmer promises Ukraine will be ‘top of the agenda’ at G20
UK prime minister to meet world leaders at summit in Brazil that Vladimir Putin has declined to attend Ukraine will be “top of the agenda”...
Lammy plans China visit for September to kick-start high-level engagement
Exclusive: Move highlights ambition to reconnect with Beijing but minister will face pressure over human rights David Lammy is planning a visit to China in...
From conflict to the climate – what are the UK parties’ international plans?
As the election nears, we scrutinise how each of the main contenders would deal with problems around the world Conflicts and environmental disasters are stretching...
More than £320m spent on Rwanda policy will be lost if Tories lose election
Costs of trying to deport asylum seekers cannot be recovered if Labour wins and disbands policy More than £320m spent by the government on the...
Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work? | Sunder Katwala
The Labour leader confirmed he would scrap the Rwanda scheme in his Dover speech, then confusingly blurred his own argument Could Keir Starmer “Make Asylum...
Sunak ‘out of touch’ for betting £1,000 on Rwanda plan’s success, says Labour
PM also criticised for saying ‘the facts speak for themselves’ when asked if Keir Starmer was a terrorist sympathiser Rishi Sunak has been called “out...
