Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said doubts about the legal status of the Chagos Islands meant there would be 'no basis to remove' a hostile power.
Eleni Courea discusses the UK's historic deal to sign sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and why some inside the Labour party are now regretting it. Campaigner Olivier Bancoult outlines why he hopes the deal will go ahead ...
A top-secret satellite system used to direct British and US nuclear missiles would be compromised if Keir Starmer signs off a deal with China-friendly Mauritius, they fear.
Under intense fire at PMQs yesterday, Keir Starmer made a veiled reference to 'national security' issues being behind the move to hand over sovereignty of the British overseas territory.