Foreign Office

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Under direct rule, london would have control over broader domestic affairs. The east caribbean states that are neighbors to the bevi issued a statement condemning the idea. Local elected politicians are very much against it. There's a genuine dilemma for the foreign office here over what to do. But on the other as you rightly say, it looks rather colonialist.

Wall Street stocks suffered steep declines on Thursday with the Nasdaq’s biggest fall since 2020 and the Bank of England has warned that the UK economy will slide into recession this year. Plus, the FT’s Latin America editor, Michael Stott, explains why the British Virgin Islands is rejecting a push for direct rule from London.

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