UK prime minister Burnham seeks to renegotiate Chagos Islands deal after US resistance

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Burnham seeks fresh talks with US on Chagos Islands deal after reported US resistance

On Thursday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Economist he wants a new discussion with Washington over the Chagos Islands, which host the Diego Garcia base. The US reportedly said the agreement could instead follow its Greenland deal with Denmark. Earlier in the week, the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda focused on slavery, and on Wednesday Caribbean reparations advocates rejected debt relief and aid as a substitute for reparations.

• Burnham wants to reopen discussion with the US on the Chagos Islands, home to the Diego Garcia base.
• Caribbean advocates responded to Burnham's offer of a structured dialogue, which ruled out reparations but left open an apology.
• On Tuesday King Charles called slavery a "shameful chapter of history" but stopped short of an apology; Burnham said he is open to one.
• The UK Supreme Court was due to begin hearing a challenge to the Palestine Action terrorist designation on Wednesday.