Petitions/Give the Chagos Islands to the USA
StatusClosed
Opened19 Mar 2025
Closes19 Sept 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Now Britain no longer has an Empire, we think we should gift the Chagos Islands to the USA. They already use the naval base there but we think they could potentially then also build a space-port for sending rockets to Mars. The islands are close to the Equator.

The United States is our closest ally and we already share intelligence and cooperate on defence and much else. We believe space exploration is going to be very important this century and beyond. Working with America and perhaps sharing access to a new space port, we could participate in these developments. We believe this would benefit British and American industry. It could also create jobs in the Chagos Islands. We believe it would be a win-win situation all round.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Tom Tugendhat
1Tom Tugendhat MP
Tonbridge
3
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
2Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP
Chingford and Woodford Green
2
Markus Campbell-Savours
3Markus Campbell-Savours MP
Penrith and Solway
2
Steve Darling
4Steve Darling MP
Torbay
2
Chris Webb
5Chris Webb MP
Blackpool South
1
Ian Lavery
6Ian Lavery MP
Blyth and Ashington
1
Kirith Entwistle
7Kirith Entwistle MP
Bolton North East
1
Barry Gardiner
8Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Max Wilkinson
9Max Wilkinson MP
Cheltenham
1
Aphra Brandreth
10Aphra Brandreth MP
Chester South and Eddisbury
1
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