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UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has played down criticism from the new Mauritian prime minister and the incoming Trump administration of a deal to cede control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Under the agreement, which has still to be signd, the UK would relinquish sovereignty over the archipelago but maintain a 99-year lease over […]
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:30 GMT, 8 November 2024 | Updated: 13:29 GMT, 8 November 2024 A former top aide to Tony Blair who led negotiations over ‘surrendering’ control of the Chagos Island has been made the Government’s National Security Adviser. Sir Keir Starmer today confirmed that Jonathan Powell would […]