‘Chagos chaos’ continues as deal is put ‘on hold’

The government has put the much-contested Chagos islands deal ‘on hold’ after outcry from Labour backbenchers.  The deal would see sovereignty over the Chagos islands returned to Mauritius, but with the UK and US paying to continue military operations on the islands. The transfer is reported to cost the UK £9bn.  While President Trump has [...]