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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Maddox

Legal case for Chagos Islands handover hits another hurdle

Sir Keir Starmer Chagos Islands
  • Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been told he is “running out of excuses” to press ahead with the controversial deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
  • A key argument for the deal was that it would fend off legal challenges under the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
  • It has now been revealed that the UK is protected under international law against UNCLOS challenges.
  • It is the second major part of the legal case to fall apart after it was revealed claims that telecommunications could be stopped on the islands were also shown to be false.
  • Critics argue the deal, costing £18 billion, unnecessarily leases back a strategically vital airbase that the UK already owns.
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