The Government signed a treaty back in May to return sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which will also see Britain lease back the military base on Diego Garcia ...
Exclusive: Louis Misley Mandarin, the interim first minister of the Chagossian government in exile, spoke to The Independent ahead of the Lords voting on the deal with Mauritius and a high court verdict on a legal challenge on Monday ...
The islanders' First Minister Misley Mandarin warns that the 'very bad deal' would 'put at risk' the strategically important UK-US military base on the island of Diego Garcia.
Plans to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will return to the Commons, after the House of Lords inflicted four defeats on the government.