Chagos Islands deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, Streeting says

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The UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting announced that annual payments to Mauritius related to the Chagos Islands deal are on hold as the UK government reviews the agreement following lack of US support, impacting the Diego Garcia base arrangements.

Defence secretary places annual payments to Mauritius on hold as UK government reviews deal over Diego Garcia base UK politics live – latest updates Wes Streeting has said annual payments worth at least £120m to Mauritius are on hold as the government reconsiders its deal over the Chagos Islands, after Donald Trump refused to back the agreement. The defence secretary said the payments would not be made “at this stage” and confirmed the deal “can’t go ahead without US support”. Continue reading...