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Politics
Claudia Savage

Nigel Farage: British High Commission ‘bugged’ by government of Mauritius

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the last government was ‘mistaken’ in opening negotiations on the status of the Chagos Islands (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said reports that the British High Commission in Mauritius had its phones hacked would prove the Mauritian government is a “bad actor” if true.

Ministers also faced questions on whether British withdrawal from the region had given China an opportunity to extend their influence in the Indo-Pacific.

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