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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 November 2025
Debate
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillContribution
Historically, they have been very far-sighted. They knew that there were going to be problems in the ICJ involving places such as Cyprus, Kenya, Malaya; you can go on and on. Wherever a colonial war took place or there was any dispute over territory—look at Africa: the lines that were drawn on the map, and the scramble for Africa—there were bound to be disputes in the future. However, we specifically excluded them from the protocol that we signed with the ICJ. Could the Minister comment on that?
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