Former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's "disgraceful" Chagos deal after finally signing the multi-billion pound agreement. In an announcement on Thursday,

Sir Keir Starmer has signed an agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that could cost taxpayers tens of billions of pounds.

One hundred…million pounds. That is (roughly) the (annual) amount Britain will pay Mauritius to keep a military base on the Chagos Islands crucial to British and indeed American security.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's costly Chagos deal has been branded "obscene" after confirming the agreement with Mauritius. In an announcement on Thursday, the Labour leader confirmed Britain's newly signed deal on the future of the Diego Garcia base,