Islands win separate identity from UK

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The Crown Dependencies of Jersey and the Isle of Man have signed declarations with the UK recognising each Island has its own identity and interests in the international arena.

In the statements, which were signed by Lord Falconer, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, and the Chief Minister’s of the two Islands - Tony Brown for the Isle of Man and Senator Frank Walker for Jersey –, the respective governments have set out a series of principles to develop the international identity of the Islands. The documents, which have the same wording for both Islands, clarify the UK will not act internationally on behalf of the Islands without previous consultation and it recognises the Islands have a different international identity, and that their needs may diff...

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