Chagos Deal: Final Stretch Before the Lords on January 5

Members of the House of Lords will commence a thorough review of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill this Monday during the Report Stage. This parliamentary sequence represents one of the final steps before potential formal ratification of the Chagos Deal, which was concluded between London and Mauritius on May 22, 2025. The atmosphere in Westminster and Port Louis is heavy with political, legal, and symbolic stakes, as the end of the process approaches.