Chagos: Amid Shouts of 'Betrayal', Westminster Approves the Diego Garcia Treaty

🔴 The relocation to the Chagos Islands will not take place this year, but in 2026.

On Monday evening, the House of Commons passed the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill by a substantial majority of 320 votes to 171. This legislation finalizes the treaty established between London and Mauritius regarding the joint management of the Chagos archipelago and the Diego Garcia military base, successfully moving through the committee stage and the third reading without any issues.