Foreign Secretary tells Parliament Falklands will remain part of UK, even after Brexit

Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:17 UTC

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Britain's foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt told Parliament that the Falkland Islands will remain part of the UK for years to come despite Argentina's plans, after Brexit, to enhance dialogue with the Islanders and hopefully with a positive result for its claim over the Malvinas. Read full article

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GALlamosa
As ever Sr Faurie is peddling hope over reality to those sufficiently naïve to take it in. The Argentine Government has an outstanding commitment under the 2016 Statement to remove economic sanctions unilaterally imposed on Falkland Islanders by the Kirchner Peronist Government. Until they begin to show a significantly improved measure of good faith and good neighbourliness nobody will be in the least interested in better relationships, Brexit or no Brexit.
Oct 31st, 2018 - 10:47 am - Link - Report abuse +3
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R. Ben Madison
Technically of course the Falklands are not “part of the UK”, they are freely and democratically self-governing and freely and democratically associated with the UK.
Oct 31st, 2018 - 07:40 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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Voice
They are not associated with the UK...there is no free association with the UK...
They are a territory that is under the sovereignty of the UK...
Partially self governing and partially governed...
Nov 01st, 2018 - 12:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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FitzRoy
@ Voice: In what way are they “partially governed”?
Nov 01st, 2018 - 09:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Roger Lorton
That was close. On first reading I thought for a moment that I was in agreement with Voice.... you have no idea how weird that felt. Still, the moment has passed and I find that, in fact, I am not entirely in agreement. I feel better already ;-)

The Falklands are associated with the UK, at least as regards the (a?) dictionary definition which says - “a connection or cooperative link between people.”

The Falklands do not have a Free Association Agreement (note those capitals) as envisaged by UN GA Res. 1541 of 1960. Why not? Well we tried one with Anguilla which went sour in 1967, and the UK went right off the idea of Free Association. Too much responsibility, not enough control.

In 2007/8, before the Foreign Affairs Committee one of the British Overseas Territories (Bermuda I think) submitted that the actual position was that the UK, not having voted for 1541, did not feel bound by it and that, as a result, there were only two options available to a BoT - ” ... take the constitution we (the UK) give you by Order in Council or go independent.”

Harsh, but mostly true.
Nov 01st, 2018 - 11:46 am - Link - Report abuse +2
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The Voice
Nothing happens without the agreement of the Islanders. In reality they govern themselves.
Nov 01st, 2018 - 07:10 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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gordo1
Voice - bollocks!
Nov 01st, 2018 - 09:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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