The British government will delay legislation to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his attack on Britain’s deal over the archipelago.
Starmer’s administration will “pause for thought” on plans to bring legislation underpinning the deal back to the House of Lords, a senior U.K. government official briefed on the plans and granted anonymity because they are not authorised to speak on the record, said. It comes after the U.S. latest president’s scathing social media post on the agreement
