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Funds needed for people arriving from Chagos Islands, council says

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Hillingdon Council says it is spending thousands supporting Chagossians arriving in London.
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Starmer confirms deal signed to hand over Chagos Islands [Video]

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Sir Keir Starmer confirms he has signed an agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that will cost £101 million per year. Speaking from the UK's military headquarters, the prime minister says the base is "one of the most significant contributions that we make to our security relationship with the United States". Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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