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Misley Mandarin blasts 'disgusting' Labour over bid to remove Chagossians from British territory: 'Appalling!'
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The Chagossians are a community that was forcibly removed from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the 1960s and 1970s to make way for a US military base on Diego Garcia. The community has long campaigned for the right to return to their ancestral home, and in recent months, a group of Chagossians has established a settlement on the Peros Banhos atoll. The UK Government's attempts to remove them have been the subject of ongoing legal challenges, including a recent Supreme Court ruling in favour of the Chagossians and a current appeal in the Court of Appeal.
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Misley Mandarin blasts 'disgusting' Labour over bid to remove Chagossians from British territory: 'Appalling!'
The self-appointed Chagossian First Minister has launched a scathing attack on the "disgusting" Labour Government over their bid to remove their settled community from the British territory.
Speaking to GB News from the Île du Coin, part of the Peros Banhos atoll, Misley Mandarin said the move by the UK Government is "appalling".
The group of Chagossians settled on the islands 150 days ago, vowing to establish a pe…
16 Jul, 19:54