During a press conference, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the Diego Garcia military base is of the 'upmost importance' and 'the base is right at the base of our security'. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Strictly necessary cookies are on by default. Additional cookies are off by default.

Guillermo Carmona, Argentina's former Secretary for the Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic, said Buenos Aires can use the situation to its advantage.

One hundred…million pounds. That is (roughly) the (annual) amount Britain will pay Mauritius to keep a military base on the Chagos Islands crucial to British and indeed American security.

The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and lease back the military base there for £101m a year. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Strictly necessary cookies are on by default. Additional cookies are off by default.