Dear Boris...

Friday 13 December 2019

Guernsey's Chief Minister has written to the UK's Prime Minister, to congratulate him on his election victory and to reiterate the Bailiwick's independence, and its special relationship with the rest of the country through Her Majesty the Queen.

Deputy Gavin St Pier also wrote that he would like Boris Johnson to commit to accurately representing the Bailiwick's position in the ongoing Brexit negotiations.

Pictured: Boris Johnson. 

Boris Johnson was re-elected Prime Minister in a landslide victory which saw the Conservative party win the biggest majority in the House of Commons since Margaret Thatcher's heyday. 

It was also the heaviest losses for the Labour Party since the 1930s. 

Some have said the Tory victory is better news for Guernsey than if Labour had won, including Deputy St Pier who said early on Friday morning that a UK government with a substantial majority "should now mean greater stability in the UK and increased certainty in regard to the direction and progress of Brexit matters."

In his letter to Mr Johnson, Deputy St Pier highlighted the "deep historical relationship" between the Bailiwick and the UK, and he warned that the islands would want to ensure their "participation in any future UK/EU deal is fair, practical and proportionate to our size and economy."

Deputy St Pier said he wants to continue the "positive engagement between the UK and the Bailiwick through regular meetings between officials and Ministers as the Brexit process enters the next phase."

To read Deputy St Pier's letter in full click HERE.