WATCH: Priti Patel raises urgent question over Chagos in the Commons

Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel has raised an urgent question in the Commons regarding the government's plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

The intervention comes after Downing Street confirmed that a deal is being "finalised" following approval from US President Donald Trump.

Patel expressed frustration at having to "haul" ministers back to the House to explain themselves just a day after oral questions.

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