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United Kingdom decides against direct rule of the British Virgin Islands despite finding "gross failures of governance" in the overseas territory.

The United Kingdom decides against direct rule of the British Virgin Islands despite finding "gross failures of governance" in the overseas territory. The British government will give the territory's new administration two years to reform before imposing direct rule, according to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

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PoliticsUnited Kingdom decides against direct rule of the British Virgin Islands despite finding "gross failures of governance" in the overseas territory.

The United Kingdom decides against direct rule of the British Virgin Islands despite finding "gross failures of governance" in the overseas territory. The British government will give the territory's new administration two years to reform before imposing direct rule, according to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

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