Confusion over Chagos Islands deal as Foreign Office denies handover ‘paused’
by Ben Quinn Political Correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#73TTA)
Minister misspoke' by telling MPs UK was pausing for discussions with our American counterparts', officials say
Plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius are still on track, the UK government has insisted, after a minister caused confusion by telling MPs that the deal was paused".
Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister and former diplomat, was speaking on Wednesday as the deal came under increasing pressure from opposition parties in the UK and from Donald Trump.
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