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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Harry Taylor

Government declines to put date on when Chagos Islands deal will be agreed

The archipelago in the Indian Ocean contains the Diego Garcia military base, which is used by the UK and US (CPA Media Pte Ltd/Alamy/PA) - (PA Media)

The Government has refused to say when it believes the deal with Mauritius for the Chagos Islands will be completed despite Downing Street saying it was being “finalised”.

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said MPs would get the chance to vote on any agreement, as he said the Bill would include how much the Mauritian government would be paid for the 99-year lease for the military base on Diego Garcia.

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