Labour's Chagos Island Deal On Hold As MPs Rebel | Alex Phillips
The Government has refused to say when it believes the deal with Mauritius for the Chagos Islands will be completed despite Downing Street saying it was being “finalised”.
Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said MPs would get the chance to vote on any agreement, as he said the Bill would include how much the Mauritian government would be paid for the 99-year lease for the military base on Diego Garcia.
Responding to an urgent question in the Commons, Mr Doughty said: “Both sides remain committed to concluding a deal on the future of the Chagos archipelago, which protects the long-term effective operation of the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia.
Talk’s Alex Phillips says: “Perhaps they shouldn’t be doing it anyway?!”
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