Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to give up sovereignty over the Chagos Islands is in trouble after the new prime minister of Mauritius rejected its terms.
Navin Ramgoolam said the draft deal “would not produce the benefits that the nation could expect” and negotiations had restarted.
He said the new Mauritian administration has submitted its own suggestions to the UK, which has now responded with its counter-proposals.
The UK struck a deal with Mr Ramgoolam’s predecessor to cede sovereignty over the islands – also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory – but lease back the strategically important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia.
Talk's Mike Graham discusses the story with Vanessa Calou, a Chagossian lead from the Friends of the British Overseas Territories.
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