Fresh chaos on Chagos as Labour minister says handover deal is being 'paused' as Starmer scrambles to win back Trump's support

Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister, informed the House of Commons of a temporary halt on the handover of the strategically-vital archipelago to Mauritius.


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