The UK will not finalise a deal to hand over sovereignty of the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius until US President-elect Donald Trump's administration is consulted.
A spokesman for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday it was 'obviously now right' for Trump's administration to consider any deal.
Marco Rubio, Trump's pick for secretary of state, warned last year that the agreement posed 'a serious threat' to US national security because Mauritius has a trade agreement with China.
Officials from the UK and Mauritius had been hurrying to complete the deal before Trump enters the White House on 20 January.
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