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House of Lords Defeats Government on Four Chagos Islands Deal Amendments
House of Lords approved four amendments requiring treaty renegotiation, a Chagossian referendum, detailed payment costings, and parliamentary oversight, delaying the Chagos Islands transfer deal.
- On Monday, the House of Lords backed four amendments that defeated Sir Keir Starmer's plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, marking a major parliamentary setback.
- Defence-Focused peers passed an amendment led by former military chiefs requiring payments to stop if Diego Garcia became unusable for military purposes.
- Peers also approved a Liberal Democrat proposal for a Chagossian referendum, a Conservative amendment mandating ministers publish payment costings to Mauritius, and Lib Dem-backed parliamentary oversight to halt payments if Mauritius breaches the deal.
- The bill now returns to the House of Commons where MPs can reject the amendments, delaying the bill's formal agreement and the treaty's finalisation.
- Financially, the UK Government has committed at least £13 billion under the 99-year leaseback, while Mauritius seeks sovereignty and up to 2,000 Chagossians press for return.
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Great Yorkshire RadioChagos deal suffers 'humiliating' defeats as government loses four votes
Plans to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius will return to the Commons, after the House of Lords inflicted four defeats on the government.
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