On 3rd October 2024
The British Hand Over of the Chagos Islands
While Parliament was away and without warning, the Labour Government announced that the British Indian Ocean Territory will be handed over to Mauritius – a close ally of China.
David Lammy, the British Foreign Secretary, will find he has created a possible flash-point in the region with the adjacent US-UK base I tell Miriam Cates and Tom Harwood.