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British PM Keir Starmer hails deal, which allows UK to retain control of strategic UK-US airbase, as ‘absolutely vital’.
The British government has finalised a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a court-ordered injunction briefly delayed the signing, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Starmer said the deal is “absolutely vital for our defence and intelligence, and therefore, for the safety and security of the British people”.
The multibillion-dollar agreement will allow the United Kingdom to retain…
