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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Eleni Courea

SHOCKING: Concern in downing street over chagos islands handover deal | Mind Blowing Facts

aerial view of long thin strip of island and atoll in dark blue sea with small white fluffy clouds above it
The air base on Diego Garcia would remain under UK control on a 99-year lease under the terms of the deal. Photograph: CPA Media Pte Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo/PA

Senior Downing Street figures have concerns about the government’s deal to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, Labour sources have told the Guardian.

Ministers are under fire over an agreement to hand control of the islands, including Diego Garcia, which houses a joint US-UK airbase, to Mauritius. Under the terms of the deal, the base would remain under UK control on a 99-year lease.

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