内容摘要：Although she was not a runner and never had been, a friend had recently completed the challenge himself and recommended she try it, as he believed she could have the stamina needed due to her time in the air squadron at university.

Although she was not a runner and never had been, a friend had recently completed the challenge himself and recommended she try it, as he believed she could have the stamina needed due to her time in the air squadron at university.

"This is a vital military base. Mauritius is an ally of China."Former security minister and Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat told BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight show the deal was "a huge shift".

"The agreement that we have just seen, that has just come out, says that the UK government promises to inform the Mauritians of any activity taken from Diego Garcia," he said."So this isn't just the surrender of the sovereignty of the base, but actually includes Mauritius in the operational use of the base."This is a huge shift of commitment and not something the government was talking about, and a very, very major change... This is about the operational ability to protect the UK and to protect our interest around the world.

"It means that Mauritius will have some sort of consultative role in US abilities to strike into areas like the Middle East or Afghanistan or wherever else they may feel they have a need to act."Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said: "Keir Starmer cares more about foreign courts than Britain's national interest.

"Giving Chagos to Mauritius was not necessary and plays into China's hands."

It comes after the High Court dismissed a legal challenge, which temporarily blocked the deal when a last-minute court injunction was granted at 02:25.Download the BBC Sport app:

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