"We have a process going through parliament in relation to the treaty. We will bring that back to parliament at the appropriate time. We are pausing for discussions with our American counterparts."
"A Foreign Office spokesperson insisted there is no pause. It added that the government had never set a deadline for the proposed legislation to be brought back to parliament."
The UK government faced confusion over its Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius following Donald Trump's urging to scrap it. Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer stated the government was pausing discussions with US counterparts before bringing ratification legislation back to parliament. However, the Foreign Office later contradicted this, claiming Falconer misspoke and asserting no pause exists in the legislative process. The government emphasized it never set a deadline for returning the proposed legislation to parliament. The deal involves the UK paying Mauritius at least £120 million annually.
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