15 January 2025, 09:03

Watch Again: Nick Ferrari speaks to Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones | 15/1/25

By EJ Ward

The UK is "mid-negotiation" on the deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a minister has told LBC.

There have been reports that the Mauritian government is meeting this morning and could approve the agreement.

"We are mid-negotiation with the Mauritian government on the Chagos Islands," Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones told LBC's Nick Ferrari at Breakfast.

"Listeners will probably know, I suspect, that this is an island that is an important military base for the UK, important to our national security. It's right, therefore, that we secure our presence and operations on that island."

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