Chagos deal will not go ahead if Trump rejects it, Lammy says

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he believed the Chagos deal was the best that could be struck (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Chagos Islands deal will not go ahead without the backing of US President Donald Trump, David Lammy has said.

The Foreign Secretary said he still believed the agreement to cede the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius was the “best deal” which could be struck.