Olivier Bancoult, leader of the Chagos Refugees Group: 'Who is more legitimate? The uprooted or the third generation born in Mauritius?'

This reaction stems from the recent decision by Sir Keir Starmer's government to withdraw the Committal motion from the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, which was scheduled for a second reading in the House of Lords. This withdrawal currently halts the bill's progress to the next stage, the Committee stage, where the text would undergo detailed examination by peers.

The decision was made ...