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The Conservative and Reform UK leaders both attacked Sir Keir over the cost of the deal, at a time when winter fuel payments to pensioners are being scaled back.
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 latest concerns about the Chagos agreement come amid signs that President Donald Trump could try to veto the deal because of fears about the impact on the Diego Garcia base.
Mr Lammy has since 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.
A deal has been reached with the Mauritian government to hand over the territory and lease back Diego Garcia at a reported cost of £90 million a year – or almost £9 billion over the 99-year ...
The UK has denied the cost of handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius could rise to £18 billion and disputed claims made by the Mauritian prime minister about the renegotiated deal.
The Chagos Islands deal could “dangerously” fracture the UK’s relationship with the US, Nigel Farage said, as he warned it could prevent future free trade agreements with America.
A day after the country’s deputy prime minister said Britain was “quibbling over a small amount” of money in last minute talks to save the deal, Mauritian PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam said ...