"The UK government said it "remains confident" a deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is the "best way forward", despite criticism from US President Donald Trump. Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty defended the agreement as he accused Conservative peers of using "parliamentary stunts" to try to "sabotage" legislation designed to confirm the treaty in UK law. The government postponed Monday's House of Lords debate on the bill after Tory peers tabled an amendment calling for a pause"
"Conservative shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel said the delay showed "Labour's Chagos surrender humiliation continues". Under the terms of the deal, the UK would give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and pay to lease back the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia. Questions over the future of the treaty emerged last week after Trump described the agreement as a "great act of stupidity", despite his administration having previously been content with the terms."
The UK government maintains confidence in a deal transferring the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while leasing the Diego Garcia military base back to US-UK control. Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty defended the agreement and accused Conservative peers of using parliamentary stunts to sabotage treaty-confirming legislation. The government postponed a House of Lords debate after Tory peers tabled an amendment calling for a pause. Critics, including Conservative shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel and US President Donald Trump, voiced opposition. The bill is in parliamentary "ping-pong" and Conservatives warn it may conflict with a 1966 treaty with the US.
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