The deal involves leasing back a crucial military base on Diego Garcia, the largest of the Chagos Islands, for 99 years.

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The deal, which is expected to see the UK agree a multibillion pound payment to retain access to the Diego Garcia US-UK military base while transferring sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago to...