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UK temporarily prevented from concluding Chagos Islands deal by court, PA Media reports

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Bertrice Pompe and Bernadette Dugasse stand, following a court injunction that temporarily blocked the UK from concluding Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, outside the High Court in London, Britain, May 22, 2025. REUTERSpixBertrice Pompe and Bernadette Dugasse stand, following a court injunction that temporarily blocked the UK from concluding Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, outside the High Court in London, Britain, May 22, 2025. REUTERSpix

THE BRITISH government has been temporarily banned from concluding its negotiations on the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius by an injunction granted by a High Court judge, PA Media said on Thursday.

Earlier reports said Britain was set to sign the deal which would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while securing the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean.