Keir Starmer has been slammed for a 'dangerous capitulation' that will hand British territory to 'an ally of Beijing'.
Furious Tories accused Keir Starmer of 'surrendering' the Chagos Islands to Mauritius today after an historic deal was announced.
However, the UK will pay a regular annual sum of money - details of which have not yet been disclosed - during the agreement and there will be funding for Chagossians. At that time the British empire, which had included the country for more than 150 years, was unwinding. However, until recently the UK denied that Mauritius - a fellow Commonwealth state - had any legitimate claim to the islands.
Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly, a former foreign secretary, condemned the British Indian Ocean Territory decision. Mr Tugendhat added: 'Lord Cameron rightly blocked them only to see it back under David Lammy's complete failure of leadership.' 'At the same time, both our countries are committed to the need... to ensure the long-term, secure and effective operation of the existing base on Diego Garcia which plays a vital role in regional and global security.'
Sir Keir and his Mauritian counterpart, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth , issued a joint statement about the agreementThe spokesman said: 'The leaders began by welcoming the political agreement achieved today between the UK and Mauritius on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago after two years of negotiations.
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