Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal

Fact check: China has made only one public statement on Chagos Islands deal

Different claims have been made as to whether or not China supports the deal between the UK and Mauritius.Claims have circulated around international suppor ...

Healey defends Chagos Islands deal as ‘vital’ to UK’s long-term interests - Jersey Evening Post

John Healey has robustly defended the UK’s Chagos Islands deal, insisting the agreement needed to be struck to defend Britain’s interests as he appeared at a military conference. The Defence Secretary was asked about the upsides of “giving away the Chagos Islands” as he spoke at the Royal United Services Institute’s (Rusi) land warfare conference in central London. Under the terms of the deal, the UK has agreed to pay Mauritius at least £120 mil…