Tory bid to ‘wreck’ Chagos deal is ‘a simple political stunt’, minister says

Stephen Doughty reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to an agreement that would hand over sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius and secure the operation of a joint UK-US base on the island of Diego Garcia for at least 99 years (CPA Media Pte Ltd/Alamy/PA) - (PA Media)

A Conservative bid to “wreck” the Government’s Chagos Islands deal is “a simple political stunt”, a Foreign office minister has said.

Stephen Doughty reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to an agreement that would hand over sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius and secure the operation of a joint UK-US base on the island of Diego Garcia for at least 99 years.