The government says there is “no pause” in its deal for the Chagos Islands. This is despite a minister informing MPs that the UK was “pausing” the process of adopting the law that would give Mauritius control of the island.
A source in the administration said, “There is no pause; we have never set a deadline, and the usual way of announcing timings will be used. While answering questions from MPs, Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer said that the UK was “pausing” the process while “discussions” took place with the US.
Last Monday, US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to cancel the accord, even though he had previously said he supported the treaty. Britain has been in control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean since the early 19th century. They are formally called the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The pact would give Mauritius control over the territory and cost the UK an average of £101 million a year to lease back a joint UK-US military facility on the largest island. The UK is working to adopt a law to make the deal official, and on Wednesday, Falconer had to answer questions about it in the House of Commons.Falconer stated, “The US government supported this treaty, and that hasn’t changed.
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