The government of Mauritius has said it is “tired of relying on the goodwill of others” and will “escalate matters” within months if it is not handed sovereignty of the Chagos Islands. Without that cash from British taxpayers how can Mauritius abolish income tax?
The Attorney-General of Mauritius Gavin Glover has told local broadcasters:
“Mauritius will not remain passive. We are tired of relying on the goodwill of others. For now, we are waiting until June, but after that, we will escalate matters. We have been receiving legal advice since December 2025, and we will see what happens in June or July, as the FCDO has indicated that developments are expected. However, if nothing materialises after that, we will proceed to court.“
Mauritian media reports that a team from the FCDO is set to arrive in Port Louis on 22nd April for discussions with the Mauritian government. Its officials are engaged in furious parallel diplomatic efforts with the United States: “a Mauritian ministerial delegation in Washington, including among others the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will try to engage in discussions with the American authorities on this matter.” Why is the Foreign Office wasting yet more time and taxpayers’ money pursuing this dead deal?
Mauritian politicians have been raging at the Chagos Deal’s pause in recent days, claiming that they “will spare no effort to seize any diplomatic or legal avenue to complete the decolonisation process.” The blob will stop at nothing to get Starmer’s Chagos deal back on the agenda…
