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Foreign Office refuses to reveal cost of Chagos talks

The Foreign Office will not disclose the total cost of the Chagos deal, but estimates suggest it will exceed £9 billion over 99 years.
Labour's negotiations about the Chagos deal have been criticized for lacking transparency regarding costs and details.
Dame Priti Patel stated that Keir Starmer has failed to defend the national interest, criticizing the Chagos deal as a disaster.
The International Court of Justice ruled in 2019 that the UK should return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a decision the current government has ignored.

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Politics LIVE: Starmer's 'disgraceful Chagos surrender' faces concession push as 'treacherous' Mauritius looks to exploit Labour's 'sell-out' deal

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned Mauritius is looking to extract more concessions from his "disgraceful" Chagos Islands "surrender"

8 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Times

Mauritian PM urged to demand more Chagos money

Navin Ramgoolam should evict a US naval base and demand more money once the islands have been returned by Britain, an influential coalition has said

19 hours ago·United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

Foreign Office refuses to reveal cost of Chagos talks

Department minister says ‘to go back over expenses for last three years and manually check data would exceed reasonable costs’

1 day ago·London, United Kingdom

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L'Express

Chagos case: An increasingly contested agreement

The Chagos affair continues to spark a lively debate on the international scene, with criticism coming from several fronts. While Sir Keir Starmer is trying to justify the agreement with Mauritius in Washington, the opposition is growing both within the United Kingdom and the United States. Between security concerns, accusations of corruption in Mauritius and tensions around China, the outcome of this issue remains uncertain.Here is a summary of…

2 days ago·Mauritius

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