A small group of Chagossians arrived on the island by boat on Tuesday in a final attempt to reclaim their ancestral land before Labour officially surrenders the territory to Mauritius.
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A small group of Chagossians arrived on the island by boat on Tuesday in a final attempt to reclaim their ancestral land before Labour officially surrenders the territory to Mauritius.
Four Chagossians return to the Chagos Islands, challenging the UK-Mauritius sovereignty transfer and highlighting ongoing disputes over displacement and rights.
Mauritius has never governed the Chagos islands, but maintains a claim to sovereignty.
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The daughter of Gordon Ramsay , 26, and Olympian, 31, first jetted off on £6,000-a-night trip to Mauritius, which was gifted to the couple by her famous parents , before heading down under.
The Prime Minister was said to have changed his mind and reconsidered whether to go ahead with the agreement to cede sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius.