The Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean has been strictly out of bounds since 1973 ever since the UK and US used the island as a military base.
The Chagos Islands has been used by the UK and US as an important military base The UK has given up a top secret island to Mauritius after years of arguments and negotiations. It is has been at the centre of a long-running dispute between the UK and Mauritius. The islands have been shrouded in secrecy ever since Chagossians were forced to leave, in what has been considered the most shameful part of modern colonial British history.
‘It will strengthen our role in safeguarding global security, shut down any possibility of the Indian Ocean being used as a dangerous illegal migration route to the UK, as well as guaranteeing our long-term relationship with Mauritius, a close Commonwealth partner.’A Downing Street spokesman said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer spoke to his Mauritius counterpart, Pravind Jugnauth, on Thursday morning.
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