Falklands at UK key party conferences, six months ahead of Brexit

Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:07 UTC

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Falkland Islands Members of the Legislative Assembly Mark Pollard and Stacy Bragger are travelling to the UK to attend Labor and Conservative Party Conferences. This is a special year for British politics given the ongoing Brexit debate, and countdown to UK leaving the European Union on 29 March 2019. Read full article

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RE the Falklands (Andrew Marr show 17.1.17) - Asked if the people living on the Islands should have a 'veto' on their own future, Mr Corbyn said: 'They have a right to stay where they are, they have a right to decide on their own future, that will be part of it..
LABOUR PARTY STATEMENT As red by Ronnie McLennan-Baird (FIRS) on Tuesday, 19 January 2016
LR: The Labour Party has now issued a short statement on the comments made by Jeremy Corbyn at the weekend. A labour Party spokesperson said:
RMB: “Labour Party policy remains that the people of the Falkland Islands have the right to determine their own future.” (quite rights)

The islanders have a voted to remain ‘Associated with the UK' their legal right.

Falklands – Freely Determined Political Status (1 pg):
https://www.academia.edu/36555342/Falklands_-_Freely_Determined_Political_Status.pdf
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