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Paul Bérenger

Asked by Sir Julian LewisConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 124047

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of (a) the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Paul Bérenger in Mauritius and (b) his allegatio

Answered by Chris Elmore

None of the issues raised by the Rt Hon Member are matters for the UK Government, and none of them have any bearing on the future status of the Diego Garcia base, or the treaty negotiated with Mauritius.

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