The United Kingdom will shortly be ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Under the terms of a new treaty, there will be a 99-year-lease for Diego Garcia, the tropical atoll used by the US government as a military base. It follows two years of negotiation over the strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean. Both sides have vowed to finalise the treaty as quickly as possible.

Will Britain come to regret the decision? How will this affect other British Overseas Territories, like the Falklands? Political correspondent James Heale is joined by Bob Seely, security expert and former member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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