Save the Chagos islands

By johnredwood on February 10, 2026

Why? There are good reasons why we need to keep the Chagos. 1. We are bound by a US/Uk Treaty to keep the freehold of our crucial Indian Ocean joint base. 2. Giving it to Mauritius could mean Chinese fishing boats getting licences to plunder the seas near the base. 3. It could mean occupation of adjacent islands to Diego Garcia limiting use of base 4. Mauritius has signed an anti nuclear Treaty but Diego Garcia is a nuclear handling base. 5. It could lead to commercial exploitation of the seas and islands, damaging a well protected marine environment. 6 Uk taxpayers will be ripped off actually having to make large payments as well as giving the valuable freehold away for nothing.

Legal issues 1. The UK cannot be bound by an advisory opinion of the ICJ which has led to this policy. 2. Any way the UK has an opt out for Commonwealth and defence matters from any ICJ verdict. 3 The UK is bound by the US Treaty to keep the freehold of the islands.

Likely outcome The US is being alerted to the dangers if this deal. The UK authorities now know they have to modify the US Treaty first. The US President has not yet formally endorsed the disastrous UK deal.