Conservatives condemn Chagos deal

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A Conservative MP has slammed the government’s decision to sign over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius as the "worst deal on earth". Shadow policing minister Matt Vickers said the deal is a "disaster for Britain" which will cost the taxpayer £101m per year.    Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00They're saying £101 million, the government itself is saying £101 million a year for the next 99 years.

00:06I mean, they've come out with various figures in recent times.

00:09Either way, it's a hell of a lot of money that the British taxpayers are paying on land that we're handing over.

00:16It's the worst deal on earth.

00:17We're handing over territory and taking out a lease and paying millions and millions of pounds in return for it.

00:23That's a huge sum of money.

00:24It'll make a huge difference to the British taxpayers, to those pensioners who've lost their winter fuel allowance,

00:28those businesses who have been taxed to death for employing people.

00:31This is a disaster for Britain.

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