Category Archives: Arlene Foster

  Arlene Foster interview: – Sunday Telegraph Gordon Rayner Associate Editor If Volodymyr Zelensky wants a sympathetic ear as he tries to find a path to peace, he could do worse than turning to Baroness Foster, a woman who has spent much of her life in the toughest of negotiations. The former first minister ofContinue reading “The former first minister of Northern Ireland on surviving an IRA bomb, her new life as a baroness and why it takes courage to compromise”

    Having recently returned from the Falkland Islands, I am reminded, more than ever, of the crucial role that British overseas territories play in our global security network. These territories are not scattered remnants of the past; they are vital assets that provide the UK with an unmatched global footprint. As the world facesContinue reading “Overseas territories are not relics, they are key to UK security”

I am sending this from Stanley, in the Falkland Islands, where I am visiting as part of a delegation from the Friends of the British Overseas Territories. This UK-based charity exists to support and give a voice to those living and working in our overseas territories—communities that are an essential part of the United Kingdom’sContinue reading “The Chagos Betrayal and Why the Falklands Must Stand in Solidarity”

  Our British family of nations is not confined to simply the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It includes the people of Gibraltar, the Falklands, Bermuda, Montserrat, and the other territories scattered across the globe. The UK Overseas Territories are not distant lands inhabited by strangers – they are a coreContinue reading “We need a Falklands solution to the Chagos Islands crisis – The will of the islanders must be respected”