Overwhelming backing for return from Chagossians in new Government report
98 per cent of Chagossians back resettlement of their homeland, according to the summary of an official UK Government consultation with the Chagossian community published on 21st January. This puts paid to doubts Government Ministers had raised over Chagossian demand for resettlement. The summary document also acknowledges a “range of practical [professional] skills” which Chagossians could utilise in a renewed economy on the islands. The report also indicates Chagossians' am