Mauritius could 'rent' islands near crucial Chagos military base to China and spark Cuban Missile crisis style confrontation unless UK hands over sovereignty and £9bn, claims minister

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said doubts about the legal status of the Chagos Islands meant there would be 'no basis to remove' a hostile power.

Feb 12, 2025 - 11:23
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Mauritius could 'rent' islands near crucial Chagos military base to China and spark Cuban Missile crisis style confrontation unless UK hands over sovereignty and £9bn, claims minister
Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said doubts about the legal status of the Chagos Islands meant there would be 'no basis to remove' a hostile power.