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Rhiannon James

Patel: ‘UK’s enemies queuing up’ to get close to Mauritius after Chagos deal

Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Archive)

Britain’s “enemies are queuing up” to get close to Mauritius as a result of plans to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, Dame Priti Patel has claimed.

The shadow foreign secretary said adversaries such as Russia, Iran and China back the deal, which was signed earlier this year, because it makes the UK “weaker”.

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