Premier David Burt, JP, MP, this afternoon joined other OT leaders on a 35 minute phone conversation with UK Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Theresa May, MP about the UK Parliament’s vote on imposing a public register of beneficial ownership on Overseas Territories.
The Premier said, “During the call, I restated the Government of Bermuda’s position: this country does not recognize the right of the United Kingdom Parliament to legislate on matters which are internal affairs reserved to Bermuda under its constitution. I reiterated our position that Bermuda will implement a public register of beneficial ownership when it is a global standard.”