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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Starmer hit with fresh blow to Chagos deal as indigenous people plan legal challenge

A group of indigenous Chagossian people have instructed lawyers to challenge the controversial Chagos deal, in yet another blow to the government’s beleaguered agreement.

It comes as the deal faces criticism from all sides, with Donald Trump threatening to veto it, the new Mauritian government demanding further concessions from Britain, and concerns being raised by the government’s own Labour MPs.

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