New Delhi, April 11 -- Media reports on Saturday said the United Kingdom is expected to drop its proposal to return the Chagos Islands following opposition from U.S. President Donald Trump.

According to the BBC, the legislation aimed at transferring the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius was not passed in time during Parliament, and UK government officials do not currently plan to introduce a new bill.

Trump in January lashed out at what he called London's "great stupidity" over the deal. The islands are home to the key Diego Garcia US-UK military base.

UK officials say they are not fully dropping the agreement, which would transfer sovereignty of the British territory to Mauritius, but they have run out of time to pass the necessar...