Could the Lords Block the Chagos Deal?

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The UK's deal with Mauritius to hand back the Chagos Islands is once again under pressure, with the House of Lords making four separate amendments to the bill. But what is the deal and why is it so controversial? Could the Lords block it entirely?

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Parliamentary Documents

Lords Asks Government to Reconsider on Diego Garcia Bill
https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2026/jan-2026/diego-garcia-bill-report-stage/

House of Lords vote on Diego Garcia Bill
https://votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords?SearchText=&FromDate=05%2F01%2F2026&ToDate=05%2F01%2F2026

Passage of the Diego Garcia Bill
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4004/stages

News Articles

BBC News What is the Chagos Islands Deal?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dqg3nqynlo

The Standard Chagos Islands Deal Hammered By Lords
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/chagos-islands-deal-suffers-humiliating-defeats-in-the-lords-b1265130.html

Telegraph Shamefully Weak Government Has the Nation Turning to Foreign Allies for Security
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/08/this-shamefully-weak-government-leaves-the-nation-turning-t/

Telegraph Peers Inflict Chagos Blow on Starmer
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/01/05/peers-inflict-chagos-blow-on-starmer/

Other

OHCHR Concerns Over Chagos Deal
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/12/uk-and-mauritius-chagos-agreement-raises-concerns-over-chagossian-peoples

Human Rights Watch US and US Forced Displacement of Chagossians
https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/02/15/thats-when-nightmare-started/uk-and-us-forced-displacement-chagossians-and Receive SMS online on sms24.me

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