The UK has denied the cost of handing over the Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius could rise to £18 billion and has disputed claims made by the Mauritian prime minister about the renegotiated deal.
Sir Keir's government plans to hand the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius, but then pay to lease back the US-UK military base on Diego Garcia.
The government argues that international legal rulings on sovereignty over the archipelago mean the UK has to cede the islands to Mauritius.
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