The Chagos deal will cost ten times what Labour said it would – according to the Government's own figures, it was reported last night.
Official documents are said to show the UK will pay some £35billion to hand the islands over to Mauritius – compared to the £3.4billion previously stated by Sir Keir Starmer.
Dame Priti Patel, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, accused the Government of 'tricking' the public after the figures, seen by the Telegraph, were released under Freedom of Information laws.
She told the newspaper: 'Instead of owning up to the costs, Labour have used an accountancy trick to claim the amount was only a mere £3.4billion.
'We've all known it's a terrible deal with huge costs to hard-pressed British taxpayers. But for months, ministers in public and Parliament have sought to cover up the true amounts.'
