Downing Street said the decision over the British Indian Ocean Territory was because of its unique circumstances.
Sir Keir Starmer had sparked fury after refusing to rule out giving up sovereignty over the the Falklands and Gibraltar.
THE Chagos Islands are an archipelago (group of islands) that have made headlines after the UK agreed to hand sovereignty over the islands to Mauritius.  One of the islands, Diego Garcia, is ...
Critics in Britain fear this would open access to China, but a British-US military base will remain even after Mauritius ...
Professor Doug Stokes warns the government's decision will have lasting consequences for the global balance of power.
Other large British Overseas Territories include the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and ...
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is a UK Overseas Territory situated halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia and comprising the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago, itself comprising over 1 ...
Three months in and Labour are already leaving us weaker and opening the door to our rivals. Keir Starmer’s legalism, not ...