Donald Trump tells Keir Starmer not to give away Chagos Islands day after US backed deal

On Tuesday, the US State Department said it 'supports the decision of the UK' to proceed with its agreement

There is a military base on the islands (Alamy/PA)

Donald Trump has urged Keir Starmer not to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a day after the US said it approved of the deal.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president said Starmer would be making “a big mistake” if he proceeded with plans to hand over the islands – which are home to a joint US-UK military base.