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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Jess Glass

Court halts conclusion of Chagos Islands deal with injunction

Aerial view of the Chagos Islands (Alamy/PA) -

The Government has temporarily been banned from concluding its negotiations on the Chagos Islands deal by an injunction granted in the early hours by a High Court judge.

Downing Street insisted the deal is the “right thing” but would not comment on the legal case.

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