The Chagos Islands deal will not go forward without the support of US President Donald Trump, the foreign secretary has said. David Lammy told ITV's Peston programme, the UK had "a shared military and intelligence interest" with the US "and of course they've got to be happy with the deal or there is no deal".

A British deal to hand over the Chagos Islands will not happen if Donald Trump doesn’t like it, David Lammy has admitted...

The Chagos Islands deal will not go ahead without the backing of US President Donald Trump, David Lammy has said.The Foreign Secretary said he still believed the agreement to cede the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius was the “best deal” which could be struck,