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David Lammy to meet Marco Rubio in last-ditch attempt to save Chagos deal

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Foreign Secretary to meet Marco Rubio at Munich Security Conference in two weeks .

He will address fears that handing islands to Mauritius will make it easier for China to spy on America .

Mauritius to send a team of diplomats to New York and Washington DC to try and persuade Donald Trump to approve the deal.

It's not a good sign for America ’s national security that Mauritius is doubling-down on its demand for sovereignty over Diego Garcia , he says.

Mauritius wants to lease Diego Garcia to the UK for less time and more money reportedly upping the price tag from 90 million to 800 million every year .

“This is bone-deep, down-to-the-marrow foolish,” he said.

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