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  • UK Populist Reform Party Attracts Latest Conservative Defector

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    LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Britain’s populist ‌Reform ​UK party won another ‌defector from the country’s once dominant Conservative ​Party on Sunday, attracting lawmaker Andrew Rosindell, part of the ‍Conservatives’ foreign policy team, ​who said it was time “to put country before ​party”.

    With Reform ⁠UK well ahead in the opinion polls before a national election due in 2029, Rosindell is one of more than 20 serving or former Conservative lawmakers to switch to the ‌party led by veteran Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage. His ​move gives ‌Reform seven seats ‍in ⁠the 650-seat parliament.

    Rosindell announced his resignation from his position and from the party “with sorrow” on X, saying “the failure of the Conservative Party both when in government and more recently in opposition” to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to cede sovereignty ​of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was “a clear red line for me”.

    “Both the government and the opposition (Conservatives) have been complicit in the surrender of this sovereign British territory to a foreign power,” he said.

    The Chagos deal allows Britain to retain control of a strategically important U.S.-UK air base on Diego Garcia, the largest island of the archipelago in the Indian ​Ocean, under a 99-year lease.

    Farage, who welcomed former Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick to his party on Thursday, said in a statement that Rosindell would be “a ​great addition to our team”.

    (Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Paul Simao)

    Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

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  • I traveled to 13 countries in 2025. This small island nation surprised me the most.

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    One of my dream trips had always been to island hop from Madagascar to the Seychelles to Mauritius. I pretty much made a pact with myself that whenever I had the opportunity to go to any of those countries, I would pair the three of them together since the journey was so far. So, when I signed up to road trip Madagascar for 15 days, I knew I wanted to hop over to the Seychelles and Mauritius afterward to decompress from what I could only imagine would be a wild adventure.

    The island nation I thought I’d love didn’t quite hit home

    I was looking the most forward to the Seychelles, but surprisingly, I found myself slightly bored there. Don’t get me wrong; the Seychelles has some of the best beaches I’ve ever seen on the planet, especially Petite Anse, the beach at Four Seasons Resort Seychelles. But overall, as an adventure-fueled traveler, the Seychelles took paradise on earth a hair too far for me. I know, what a problem to have.

    Mauritius is the sweet spot between relaxing and adventure

    Natural geological formation of seven colored earth

    Seven colored earth, Mauritius

    (Kaitlyn Rosati)

    When I got to Mauritius, however, I had the best of both worlds: adventure beyond belief with world-class snorkeling and diving, the “seven-colored earth,” interesting food and wine like wine made from lychee and a stinky fruit (noni) that could give durian a run for its money, and an underwater waterfall. Plus, the beach onsite of my hotel. Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas, had a beach parallel to the unblemished ones of the Seychelles.

    Bottom Line

    Woman in purple swimsuit snorkeling with fish

    Snorkeling in Mauritius

    (Kaitlyn Rosati)

    If you’re looking for a place to relax along sandy shores, with the option to see some wonders like an underwater waterfall or a geological formation that’s naturally seven different colors, all without breaking the bank, Mauritius needs to be added to your radar.

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