After early victories in the long-running battle, including a decision by Tower Hamlets council to block the Chinese state’s first planning application on security grounds in 2022, Nygate and his ...

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will discuss the Chagos Islands at a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later this month, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

David Lammy will meet Donald Trump’s secretary of state in a last-ditch effort to convince the US to back the Chagos Islands deal, The Telegraph understands.

Foreign Secretary will meet his new US counterpart Marco Rubio for the first time to persuade Trump's administration to back the hated scheme ...

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