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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says that the deal to cede the Chagos Islands to Mauritius won't be scrapped before it goes through Parliament, arguing that it's "in our national interest". It comes after President Donald Trump branded the deal "a great act of stupidity". Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00No, that agreement is the right agreement for Britain and we're going to carry on with it.
00:05Let's just be clear about this.
00:07There was a legal threat to the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands.
00:10We have secured our key base at Diego Garcia for 100 years as a result of this agreement.
00:16For ourselves and for our allies, it's absolutely in our national interest.
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