UK Hands Indian Ocean Islands To Mauritius But Keeps Key US Military Base
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of a remote Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius but will maintain there a strategic military base that it shares with the United States, in what US President Joe Biden described as a "historic agreement".
Downing Street said the decision over the British Indian Ocean Territory was because of its unique circumstances.
Sir Keir Starmer had sparked fury after refusing to rule out giving up sovereignty over the the Falklands and Gibraltar.
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