The UK government has risked a diplomatic row by accusing the Mauritian Prime Minister of painting a “factually inaccurate” portrayal of the proposed deal between the two countries over the Chagos Islands.
Downing Street made the unusually critical intervention about a foreign leader on Wednesday after Navin Ramgoolam told his parliament that an earlier version of the deal did not factor in inflation, among other disputed claims.
Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesperson criticised Ramgoolam’s depiction of the deal: “He