Conservatives have attacked "costly" plans to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which has reportedly made huge demands in talks.

But after Mauritius's protests, the fee is now likely to rise further - though the Foreign Office has said "an amount this high has not been considered at any point in negotiations between the UK and Mauritius", the Mail reported. The Times cites seven ...

The new government of Mauritius said on Tuesday it wanted to renegotiate a deal with Britain on the future of a U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, in a setback for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The UK rejected a report that a deal struck with Mauritius to cede sovereignty of the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean to the African nation while retaining control of a key military base could cost Britain £800 million ($1 billion) or more per year.