PM to work ‘together with the USA’ to give up territory despite Trump’s opposition, says Mauritian leader Daily Telegraph Burnham will do ‘everything possible’ to hand over Chagos Islands PM to work ‘together with the USA’ to give up territory despite Trump’s opposition, says Mauritian leader The UK is seeking to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands while retaining a 99-year lease over the Diego Garcia military base Credit: AFP Samaan Lateef Foreign Correspondent . Tony Diver Political Editor, in New York Published 22 September 2026 7:29am BST Andy Burnham will do “everything possible” to hand over the Chagos Islands , the prime minister of Mauritius has said. In a phone call on Monday with Navin Ramgoolam, the Mauritian prime minister, Mr Burnham “reiterated his commitment to continue doing everything possible, together with the USA, towards the ratification of the Chagos treaty”, a readout said. The two prime ministers also agreed to have the countries’ foreign minis...
Party leader launches make-or-break campaign for Holborn amid plummeting poll ratings Daily Telegraph 11/09/26 Zack Polanski has been confirmed as the Green Party candidate in the by-election to replace Sir Keir Starmer . The Green Party leader will launch a high-stakes campaign for a seat in Parliament after seeing off a challenge from Hamza Chowdhury, a Green councillor for Camden council, to secure the nomination in Holborn and St Pancras. The contest on Oct 8 is expected to be a two-horse race between the Greens and Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of Camden council and a former Somali child refugee. It is a make-or-break moment for Mr Polanski, who is facing a confidence crisis as the Green Party plummets in the polls. Sir Keir triggered the by-election when he resigned from Parliament , two months after he was ousted as prime minister. Voters moving away from Labour Labour has held the seat continuously since it was created in 1983, but voters there have moved towards ...