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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Foreign Office admits it does not know how much money has been spent on Chagos deal so far

A US Air Force B-1B bomber takes off from the Diego Garcia military base (file photo) - (DoD/AFP via Getty Images)

The Foreign Office has admitted it doesn’t how much money has been spent on the Chagos Islands deal.

The admission was made after The Independent submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), asking for details on how much money was handed to Mauritius as part of the deal, as well as asking for the other expenses involved in striking the deal.

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