Chagos deal is "shambolic" - Government must give MPs a say

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Commenting on Starmer's plans to push ahead with the Chagos deal, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:

"This entire process has been shambolic. Under this Labour Government, Chagossians are being ignored and Donald Trump seems to have the final say over the future of sovereign British territory. This deal seems so botched it feels like the Government is taking lessons from the Conservatives.

"The confected consternation of the Conservatives is also bemusing, given it was their Foreign Secretary that first signalled the UK's intention to secure an agreement.

"People around the country will rightly be questioning why the Government seems to be willing to reportedly negotiate such significant payments to Mauritius upfront at a time when Winter Fuel Payments have been scrapped. The least the Government can do is give Members of Parliament a vote on whatever deal is secured with Mauritius."

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