The move follows pressure from some investors to boost profits at the firm, but has also angered environmental groups.

The Bargain Hunt auctioneer’s trial was told WhatsApp messages provide a ‘clear window’ into his relationship with his wife, Rebecca Hanson.

Antony James, 35, groomed the girls while they were under 16 years old and got them to send him sexually explicit images and videos.

The Prime Minister described the deal being negotiated with Mauritius as ‘extremely important for our security’.