Labour is ‘determined’ to complete the controversial hand-over of control of the Chagos Islands, Attorney General Lord Hermer has insisted.
The deal was paused indefinitely in April after US President Donald Trump withdrew his support, labelling it an ‘act of total weakness’.
But Lord Hermer has resurrected the treaty – which critics have dubbed a ‘surrender deal’ and an ‘absolute betrayal’ – telling MPs he hoped it would be signed ‘in the coming weeks and months’.
Despite his remarks it remains unclear, however, whether Sir Keir Starmer’s successor as Labour leader and prime minister would continue to pursue the deal.
The paused proposals would see
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