Diego Garcia Bill: The House of Lords Adopts the Text with Amendments and Issues a Motion of Regret

On Monday, January 12, the House of Lords approved, in its third reading, the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill, paving the way for its referral to the House of Commons with several amendments adopted during the final review. The bill aims to facilitate the ratification of the agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago and the Diego Garcia military base.

Before the final vote, the Lords approved a government amendment ...