The British Indian ocean Territory Includes the small islands of Chagos- where in 1965 the british government allowed the construction of military bases for the mutual benefit of the United States and the UK, which meant forcibly evicting the island's 2,000 inhabitants. Since then Chagossians, in exile in the UK have fought for the right to return to their home country.

But it was ruled this week that Chagosians will not be allowed to return to their home in the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Foreign Office minister Baroness Anelay told MPs the government had decided against resettlement on the grounds of "feasibility, defence and security interests, and the cost to the British taxpayer".

The government also confirmed the UK would allow the US to keep its military base on the largest of the Chagos islands, Diego Garcia.

The campaign fighting for the Chagossians right to their homeland continues in the UK. Jojning me are Jenny Bertrand, who is from Chagos and is a campaigner for repatriation and Philippa Gregory, novelist and patron of the Chagos Support Association.