Member

Noble Lords have said that there is no legal reason to negotiate but that this was negotiated all the same. This Government have negotiated and have reached a conclusion. All our Five Eyes partners support the deal, because they understand the need to resolve this to maintain our security. This Government have one priority: the safety and security of our citizens, the British people. The noble Lord opposite has one priority, and that is to play politics with the hopes and dreams of the Chagossian community. That is what he has done, without any concern about what that might mean for this nation’s security.