Sir Keir has told MPs that the need to secure the legal status of the base is a matter of national security and the deal would guarantee a lease on the base for 99 years at a reported cost of up to £18 billion to the taxpayer.
Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth is under arrest, the country’s Financial Crimes Commission has said.
Former Mauritius prime minister Pravind Jugnauth "is under arrest", the state-run Financial Crimes Commission said on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Tony Abbott, former prime minister of Australia, called the deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an “absurd situation”.
But a written response to Tory shadow armed forces minister Mark Francois from communications minister Sir Christopher Bryant appeared to dismiss that concern this week.
