Mauritius Demands Even More Cash for Chagos Surrender Deal

Last week Downing Street briefed lobby hacks that the UK was finalising the Chagos surrender deal after talks with President Trump, though when asked about it on Friday, Trump simply replied, “we’ll see.” Now, the sell out has hit a roadblock as the Mauritian government demands even more cash from the UK…

Sources confirm to Guido that Mauritius is now insisting on additional funds beyond the £9 billion reportedly agreed upon, seeking higher lease payments for the Diego Garcia military base, as well as a fresh pot of development aid.[…] Read the rest