No 10 confident Trump won’t block Chagos Islands deal

The Tories have also been lobbying members of the administration to block the handover of the islands, warning that it could allow China a strategic foothold in the islands. • In impoverished Mauritius, talk of a Chagos deal rings hollow However, senior government figures said on Wednesday that Trump now appeared to have lifted objections by the US and they were confident the deal would go ahead. This followed a phone call between Trump and Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday when the Chagos Islands were discussed. One source said the agreement could be “tweaked” to provide further reassurances on the…