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Government signs deal to hand over Chagos Islands
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:37:25
Publish Date: 2025-05-22 21:59:00
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The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the military base there for an average of £101m a year. Keir Starmer says the deal is in the UK's national interest. We hear from a Chagossian woman who tried to stop the deal with a last minute legal challenge.

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