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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Archie Mitchell and David Maddox

Diego Garcia row: Truss and Cleverly blamed as Starmer ‘surrenders’ key airbase islands

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An extraordinary blame game has erupted dragging in Liz Truss and James Cleverly following Sir Keir Starmer’s shock decision to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

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