​The UK government has said that there is “no pause” in its plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, following confusion over comments made by a minister suggesting that legislative action on the handover was temporarily halted.
A UK government source said that no deadline had been set for passing the legislation and that an announcement would be made in the usual way regarding the timing of the next steps.
The comments come after Foreign Office Minister Hamish Falconer made a statement in the House of Commons about the UK’s decision to “pause” while holding discussions with the … Read More