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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and David Maddox

MPs demand answers over fears UK officials’ phones hacked during Chagos negotiations

Stephen Doughty was asked about phone hacking in the House of Commons - (Parliament TV)

The government has been pressed to provide answers after leaked recordings sparked fears the British High Commission in Mauritius had its phones hacked around the time the UK opened negotiations for the handover of the Chagos Islands.

On Sunday, The Independent revealed that British high commissioner Charlotte Pierre was hit in a huge leak of purported phone conversations between high-profile Mauritian figures.

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