Critics have accused the Government of prioritising overseas spending while British families struggle with rising food inflation and energy bills.

A dramatic late intervention by a judge has thrown Sir Keir Starmer’s beleaguered plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius further into chaos. Justice James Lewis ruled from a flight at ...

Keir Starmer faces criticism over the £35bn Chagos deal as new Mauritius spending plans come to light. Explore the ...

It was hardly a ringing endorsement of the deal. But it could have been a lot worse. And after the week Sir Keir Starmer has just been through, Donald Trump's grudging support for the controversial ...

Labour has come under fire for handing over more taxpayer cash to Mauritius to support growing their economy, a year after ...

Donald Trump has once again criticised the UK's decision to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal that includes a formal transfer of Diego Garcia, home to a key US military base. Writing on ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Donald Trump has once again criticised the UK's decision to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal that includes a ...

The UK has been forced to pause its plan to hand over the Chagos Islands, on which the US air base in Diego Garcia resides, after US President Donald Trump repeatedly criticized the deal. British ...