UK pauses its plan to cede Chagos Islands after US opposition - Reuters

"The deterioration in relations between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump is at the root of the problem, as the United Kingdom needs the United States to be aligned with the treaty."

— Gavin Glover , Executive

"We are astonished to have come to this point. This has been framed mainly as a state-to-state issue but the people who have been lost throughout the process are the Chagossians, particularly elders and survivors."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"the deal was a 'big mistake'"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"he was 'making a big mistake' by handing sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius in exchange for the UK and US being allowed to continue using their airbase."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"the 'best' deal the prime minister could make in the circumstances."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The deterioration in relations between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump is at the root of the problem, as the United Kingdom needs the United States to be aligned with the treaty."

— Gavin Glover , Executive

"We are astonished to have come to this point. This has been framed mainly as a state-to-state issue but the people who have been lost throughout the process are the Chagossians, particularly elders and survivors."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"We are astonished to have come to this point. This has been framed mainly as a state-to-state issue but the people who have been lost throughout the process are the Chagossians, particularly elders and survivors."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"Trump said in February that the deal was a 'big mistake', having previously said it was the best that Starmer would get."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"The deterioration in relations between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump is at the root of the problem, as the United Kingdom needs the United States to be aligned with the treaty."

— Gavin Glover , Executive

"We are astonished to have come to this point."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"The planned legislation underpinning the deal to cede the islands to Mauritius, which needs the backing of Washington, would not be included in the government’s next parliamentary agenda."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"the deal was a 'big mistake', having previously said it was the best that Starmer would get."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"We continue to believe the agreement is the best way to protect the long-term future of the base, but we have always said we would only proceed with the deal if it has US support."

— Keir Starmer , Politician

"The deterioration in relations between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump is at the root of the problem, as the United Kingdom needs the United States to be aligned with the treaty."

— Gavin Glover , Executive

"We are astonished to have come to this point."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"the agreement is the best way to protect the long-term future of the base, but we have always said we would only proceed with the deal if it has U.S. support."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"We are astonished to have come to this point."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"This has been framed mainly as a state-to-state issue but the people who have been lost throughout the process are the Chagossians, particularly elders and survivors."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"Questions needed to be asked about the enormous sums of money which have been wasted on a collapsed negotiation, and the legality of conceiving a plan which denied the Chagossians their right to self-determination."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"Starmer had to facilitate the dignified resettlement of the Chagossian people."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"We are astonished to have come to this point. This has been framed mainly as a state-to-state issue but the people who have been lost throughout the process are the Chagossians, particularly elders and survivors."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"The information that the agreement has been put on hold does not come as a surprise to us."

— Gavin Glover , Executive

"We are astonished to have come to this point."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"Starmer had to facilitate the dignified resettlement of the Chagossian people."

— Toby Noskwith , Activist

"The deal was a 'big mistake'."

— Donald Trump , Politician