SIR Keir Starmer’s giveaway of the Chagos Islands has been put on hold after a last-gasp court bid.
A High Court judge granted an injunction in the early hours preventing the Indian Ocean territory being handed to Mauritius.
The Prime Minister had been due to conclude it’s negotiations and take part in a virtual signing this morning in a deal thought to cost UK taxpayers £9 billion.
The court order was granted at 2:25am against the Foreign Office with Mr Justice Goose giving “interim relief”;; to Beatrice Pompe.
They had previously brought legal action over the deal.
Under the terms of the deal, Britain would give up sovereignty of the islands and lease back the Diego Garcia military base in a 99-year deal.
A Government spokeswoman said: ‘We do not comment on ongoing legal cases. This deal is the right thing to protect the British people and our national security.’
