Future of British bases in Cyprus ‘not in question’

The future of the United Kingdom’s sovereign bases in Cyprus is “not in question”, the country’s parliamentary undersecretary of state for the armed forces Al Carns has said.

“Our sovereign base in Cyprus is not in question,” he told the country’s parliament, before saying that when the country’s Defence Secretary John Healey had visited the island earlier this month, “the Cypriot national guard reaffirmed that our relationship is closer now than ever before”.

He also stressed...