Chagos Islands deal shelved - legal expert explains what happens next
April 13, 2026
April 13, 2026
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, April 13 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release:
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Chagos Islands deal shelved - legal expert explains what happens next
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Until and unless the US gives their consent, the UK will not be able to pass legislation, and the treaty between the UK and Mauritius to transfer sovereignty, signed in 2025, cannot be put into effect. This is because the agreement would require a 1966 British-American treaty . . .
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Chagos Islands deal shelved - legal expert explains what happens next
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Until and unless the US gives their consent, the UK will not be able to pass legislation, and the treaty between the UK and Mauritius to transfer sovereignty, signed in 2025, cannot be put into effect. This is because the agreement would require a 1966 British-American treaty . . .