Claims that the Chagos Islands deal will cost the UK £35 billion are misleading.
The government’s actual cost, accounting for inflation and discounting, is £3.4 billion in today’s money.
This explainer breaks down the difference and debunks the £35 billion scare.
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https://voxpoliticalonline.com/?p=99798
The United Kingdom officially ceded most of the Chagos Islands, a small chain in the Indian Ocean, to the African country Mauritius.
It’s a huge win for indigenous Chagossians, who have long fought for the right to return to their homeland after they were expelled decades ago
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The Tories seem very upset about the Chagos Islands thing.
It's almost as if they have never really accepted that the UK is no longer a colonial power with a huge empire, isn't it?
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-signs-deal-to-hand-over-control-of-chagos-islands-13372755
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