The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. The worldwide recognition of Somaliland cannot be ignored for even a second longer. Somalia is a failed state. The president ...

Sir Gavin began his interest in Somaliland when he was defence secretary between 2017 and 2019 and visited the breakaway country. He has since become a leading advocate in parliament and a regular ...

The Somaliland Representative to the UK and ... state in the UK has been Tory former defence secretary Sir Gavin Williamson who praised Liverpool’s decision and urged the foreign secretary ...

Former MP Sir Gavin Williamson, a leading supporter of Somaliland within the Conservative Party, expressed confidence that Trump’s new administration would address the issue, following ...

Donald Trump is poised to recognise a former British protectorate as an official country, according to a former UK defence secretary who lobbied the president-elect. Sir Gavin Williamson told The ...