Ashcroft’s Close Friend is New UK Foreign Secretary

One of the first appointments by the New British Prime Minister David Cameron was to name his Foreign Secretary.  The man picked for the job is close friend of Lord Michael Ashcroft, William Hague.

Mr. Hague no doubt will be well aware of the strained relationship between Belmopan and Lord Ashcroft.  Whether this will have an effect on Anglo Belize relationship is left to be seen; however it is no secret that the relationship between the Prime Minister and the Lord Ashcroft is no longer cordial.

Mr. Barrow, during a debate in the House of Representative stated that he had received campaign contributions from Lord Ashcroft but that "he was no friend of Mr. Ashcroft."

Mr. Hague is indeed a friend of Mr. Ashcroft and Mr. Ashcroft's financial contributions to the Conservative Party in the UK is no secret.  Whether Ashcroft's influential role in the Cameron Administration and his friendship with the new Foreign Secretary will influence how Mr. Hague and Downing Street interacts with the Prime Minister and this UDP Administration will be something many will watch with interest.

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Source: The Belize Times