🧵I've read the Br*tish declaration on the Chagos issue. The situation is less good than it initially appeared. Full 🇲🇺-🇬🇧 joint declaration here: www.gov.uk/government/n...

I initially thought the UK had been pressured into fully retroceding the Chagos to Mauritius, which would have been good. But the reality is the UK is nominally ceding the islands while retaining sovereign rights on Diego Garcia so the US base there can continue running for the next 99 years.