The controversial Chagos deal will be sent to Mauritius for sign-off as soon as tomorrow, sources in the island nation have said. Just days after Donald Trump appeared to give the handover his backing,

Mauritius' Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has described as "positive" U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that signalled Washington would likely back a deal over the future of a U.S.-UK military base in the Chagos Islands.

Reform UK's deputy leader, Richard Tice, has slammed the Government's potential Chagos deal after Donald Trump appeared to give it his backing. Nigal Farage's party, he added, would carry on fighting against the proposed arrangement,

US President Donald Trump signaled to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday that he is willing to back the British deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The deal, which Mauritius has since renegotiated under a new prime minister,