David Lammy is under mounting pressure over the government’s Chagos deal after he was sent a legal letter accusing him of misleading the House of Commons and his predecessor James Cleverly doubled down on criticism.
The letter, seen by The Independent, was sent to the foreign secretary by campaign group Chagossian Voices the day after Labour MP Peter Lamb claimed there is “certainly evidence” that statements made in the Commons by Mr Lammy “do not appear to be true”. Both Mr Lamb and the legal letter were referring to his claim that the government “kept the Chagossians informed all along the way”.
