Sir Keir Starmer has signed a deal with Mauritius to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands that will cost £101 million per year.
A judge has cleared the way for the Government to sign its deal over the Chagos Islands after discharging a High Court injunction which blocked the end of negotiations.
The deal, which would see Britain give up sovereignty of the island territory to Mauritius and lease back a crucial military base there, was due to be signed on Thursday morning but was temporarily blocked by an injunction hours before.
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