Proceeding contribution from Paul Holmes (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 September 2025. It occurred during Debate on bill on Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill.
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
I will in a second.
Some, including the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn), have said that we want to “return” the islands. I say that is impossible, because it is not possible to return sovereignty to a country that never had sovereignty in the first place. This is a decision and a negotiation undertaken by this Government, and they should hang their heads in shame over the way they have done it.
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 772 c791
- Session
- 2024-26
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Costs British Indian Ocean Territory Mauritius Military bases Diego Garcia Sovereignty Treaties Negotiations USA Chagossians Chagos Islands Chagossian Trust Fund
- Legislation
- Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill 2024-26
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- 2025-12-24 21:03:49 +0000
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