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Jess Glass

Chagos Islands injunction should be discharged, High Court judge says

The deal would see Britain give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius and lease back a crucial military base there (Alamy/PA) -

A temporary block on the Government from concluding its negotiations over the Chagos Islands should be discharged, a High Court judge has said.

The deal, which would see Britain give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius and lease back a crucial military base there, was due to be signed on Thursday morning but was temporarily blocked by an injunction hours before.

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