Crawley MP tells PM of '˜disappointment' over Chagos court ruling

By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jun 2016, 17:05 BST
Updated 29th Jun 2016, 18:08 BST
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jpco-12-3-14 Crawley MP, Henry Smith, has branded the image of Queens Square as not being good enough for the standard local consumers and shoppers visiting the town should expect. (Pic by Jon Rigby) SUS-141003-110032001
Crawley MP Henry Smith has told David Cameron of his '˜disappointment' over a Supreme Court devision not to allow Chagos Islanders to return home.

Mr Smith raised the issue at Prime Minister’s Questions after the verdict to uphold an earlier ruling by the House of Lords which said banning the Chagossians from living in their homeland was legal today (Wednesday June 29).

About 3,000 Chagossians have settled in Crawley after their community was expelled from their homeland to make way for a US Naval base 50 years ago.

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