Andy Burnham says "we will work to find that resolution" on Chagos Islands deal

UK officials believe the Chagos Islands agreement cannot move forward while President Donald Trump objects, after he called the three-party plan bad during a UN General Assembly meeting with Andy Burnham. The UK signed a treaty last year to transfer sovereignty over the archipelago to Mauritius while retaining the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia through a lease lasting 99 years, with payments to Mauritius planned. UK defense secretary Wes Streeting said payments worth £120m are paused because the arrangement requires US approval, along with agreement from Mauritius and the UK. The US had supported the plan before Trump changed position amid strained relations with Keir Starmer over the UK not backing US strikes on Iran. Burnham said he inherited the situation and voiced confidence that an agreement acceptable to the involved governments could be reached with American officials.