Cost of Labour's Chagos deal 'to soar by another £288million'

Labour's Chagos Islands surrender costs could balloon by £288MILLION

Labour's surrender of the Chagos Islands could balloon in costs by £288million, a Freedom of Information request has highlighted.Under the Chancellor John Healey's Treasury changes, the potential rental agreement of the Indian Ocean islands could cost the taxpayer an additional 8.5 per cent. Mr Healey announced yesterday he would change how his department would calculate the costs and benefits of long-term investments, in an attempt to stimulate…

Cost of Labour's Chagos deal 'to soar by another £288million'

The deal initially agreed by Sir Keir Starmer could now cost millions more after John Healey changed the rules.