Day Headlines in Politics News: 2025-05-22
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Why did the government sign the Chagos deal now? (BBC News - Politics 2025-05-22 20:41:54)
A deal to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands and lease back a key military base has been months in the making. -
Is the government meeting its pledges on illegal immigration and asylum? (BBC News - Politics 2025-05-22 16:48:12)
BBC Verify examines key areas which the government has promised to make improvements -
Numbers are down - but Starmer will still struggle to win on immigration (BBC News - Politics 2025-05-22 02:01:40)
New figures show a fall in net migration. But still, Labour will struggle to soothe public concern, writes our senior correspondent Allan Little.