A figure for the value of the deal has not been disclosed, but it has been reported at a cost of £90 million per year.

Neither side's official readout of the call between the Foreign Secretary and Marco Rubio on Monday mentioned ... to cede control of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was one of the ...

Marco Rubio is understood to have sought reassurance ... an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean, could allow “communist China” to spy on the US navy. Mr Rubio was publicly critical of ...

The country, a China ally, is on course to take control of the Indian Ocean archipelago after ... However, US secretary of state Marco Rubio reportedly used his first phone call with Mr Lammy ...

The Foreign Secretary will travel to meet his new counterpart, Marco Rubio, this month to address ... our national security interests in the Indian Ocean and threatens critical US military posture ...

The UK is in talks with Mauritius about handing over sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory ... including secretary of state Marco Rubio, but the UK has argued it is the best way ...

There has been scepticism about the proposed deal among allies of Mr Trump, including secretary of state Marco Rubio, but the UK has argued it is the best way to address uncertainty over the legal ...

Critics, including new US secretary of state Marco Rubio, are among those worried ceding control of the islands could weaken Western influence in the Indian Ocean and strengthen the reach of China.

The end of the uncertainty over his appointment comes as the new US secretary of state Marco Rubio issued a ... national security interests in the Indian Ocean and threatens critical US military ...

The end of the uncertainty over his appointment comes as the new US secretary of state Marco Rubio issued a veiled warning ... a serious threat to our national security interests in the Indian Ocean ...