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Member
Speaking in the House of Commons on 20 October 2025
Debate
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillContribution
It does not matter what the Minister says about what is in the treaty; Mauritius will not honour the terms of this treaty. Mauritius is poor. It is on the verge of bankruptcy. It will be bought by Chinese money, and China is negotiating leases already. If you want further proof of what will upset the American President, Huawei, which of course he railed against getting into the UK’s 5G system, is already installing its “safe city” cameras all over Mauritius. None of this makes any sense. I do wonder what the role of our National Security Adviser, Jonathan Powell, is in all of this.
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