As UK cedes sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius, CM says controversial deal has ‘positive and relevant’ implications for Gibraltar
Barrister Michael Polak, with Bertice Pompe and Bernadette Dugasse, two British women born on the Chagos Islands, speak to the media outside the High Court in central London, where a judge said a temporary block on the UK Government from concluding its negotiations over the Chagos Islands should be discharged. Photo by Lucy North/PA
Sir Keir Starmer signed an agreement on Thursday to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal that will cost the UK £101 million per year as it leases back a crucial military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands, for 99 years. The deal is controversial and was signed...
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