A former Foreign Office official has urged Sir Keir Starmer to reject demands from Mauritius for more money in talks over the Chagos Islands.

Conservatives have attacked "costly" plans to surrender the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which has reportedly made huge demands in talks.

MAURITIUS has been accused of demanding “crazy” money in diplomatic negotiations with the UK over the future of the Chagos Islands. Talks over relinquishing sovereignty and a 99-year lease for the

Downing Street has refused to reveal how much it has offered to pay Mauritius for a 99-year lease of the crucial Anglo-American military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos atolls.

Sir Keir Starmer's deal with the Mauritian government for the Chagos Islands may be about to hit the buffers after the country's Deputy Prime Minister suggested that the UK may need to pay more to lease the territory.