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The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands. Last October, the UK ...
The Chagos Islands deal is now in serious doubt (Getty Images) The deal had already drawn concerns from incoming US president Donald Trump whose transition team had been looking at ways of vetoing ...
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. ... but the new terms ...
Lord Dannatt raised questions about the cost of the deal (Getty Images) Instead, the crossbench peer said Sir Keir should explore handing control of the Chagos Islands to the US, adding that it is ...
Now, The Independent understands that Chagossian Voices, a group representing people who originate from the Chagos Islands, has sought legal advice and is willing to take the government to court ...
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 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 Trump administration set to try to ...
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.