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Mr Lammy has doubled down claiming that the deal is a “good one” guaranteeing the use of the airbase for the next 99 years. But the government has refused to publish details and costs of the deal.
The UK has denied the cost of handing over the Chagos Islands could rise to £18 billion and disputed claims made by the Mauritian Prime Minister about the renegotiated deal.
The foreign secretary has insisted the agreement is “a good deal” which secures the long-term future of the airbase. He has also pointed out that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled ...
The plan to give up sovereignty and lease back the base was backed by former US president Joe Biden, but Donald Trump’s administration has not yet given its support.
Describing the previous deal as a “sellout”, Mr Ramgoolam said the new deal was “unambiguous” on Mauritius’s sovereignty over the islands and that the UK’s annual payments under the ...
At Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Keir defended the deal, saying the negotiations started under the last Tory government and insisting it was the best way to safeguard the military base.
The UK and Mauritius governments issue a joint statement admitting that they still have not agreed a deal for the handover of the Chagos Islands with an incoming ...
Under the deal Britain, which has controlled the region since 1814, would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands - a former colony that became independent in 1968 and UK'S Lammy says it is 'right ...