Defence Sec speaks after Starmer indicators deal at hand over UK management of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Defence Secretary John Healey is talking after the prime minister signed an settlement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands.

This contains the important Diego Garcia army base, which is able to leased again from the Mauritian authorities.

Speaking in Hertfordshire, Sir Keir Starmer says the "full assessment" of why the choice has been made is "highly classified".

The army base is a joint UK-US one, and that Donald Trump has welcomed the deal.

The PM claims he needed to make the deal as in any other case Mauritius would have taken the UK to worldwide courts and possibly received – with further penalties carried out.

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