Overview
- Peers previously backed an amendment seeking renegotiation so payments would cease if the base could no longer be used.
- The House of Lords is due to decide the treaty’s third reading before the legislation returns to the Commons for further debate.
- A High Court hearing is scheduled over Chagossian claims that the government failed to consult them on the deal.
- The Chagossian government in exile urges both processes to halt the handover, with First Minister Louis Misley Mandarin arguing the plan denies their right to return.
- The government says the pact safeguards strategic access to Diego Garcia and notes support from allies including President Trump, as critics question costs and a £40 million support fund is pledged for Chagossians.