Overview
- Keir Starmer said officials raised the issue with the White House late last week and into this week to keep the leaseback of Diego Garcia on track.
- The prime minister maintained that Trump’s administration previously cleared and publicly endorsed the plan after an agency-level review.
- The House of Lords postponed scrutiny after Conservatives proposed an amendment citing the 1966 UK‑US treaty that affirms British sovereignty over the islands.
- Opponents including Chagossian representatives and senior Conservatives have met Republican senators and US officials to urge rejection of the deal.
- Mauritius deputy prime minister Paul Bérenger said nuclear weapons storage would be prohibited at Diego Garcia, sharpening concerns about future operational limits.