Britain’s government has been temporarily blocked from concluding its deal to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, PA Media reported, after an 11th-hour injunction by a High Court judge.

The UK has signed a deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, and lease back the military base there for £101m a year. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Strictly necessary cookies are on by default. Additional cookies are off by default.

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is set to sign a deal ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while also securing the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean, media reported on Thursday.

Guillermo Carmona, Argentina's former Secretary for the Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic, said Buenos Aires can use the situation to its advantage.

One hundred…million pounds. That is (roughly) the (annual) amount Britain will pay Mauritius to keep a military base on the Chagos Islands crucial to British and indeed American security.