US EditionUK latest country to back Morocco’s plan in disputed Western Sahara
- On Sunday, British foreign minister David Lammy announced the UK now supports Morocco's 2007 autonomy plan for Western Sahara as the most credible resolution.
- This shift reverses Britain's decades-long backing of self-determination amid a decades-old dispute where the UN has sought a referendum since its 1991 peacekeeping mission.
- Morocco controls most of the mineral-rich former Spanish colony, while the pro-independence Polisario Front, backed by Algeria, contests this and opposes Morocco's sole autonomy focus.
- Lammy highlighted that this year presents a crucial chance to resolve the dispute ahead of its 50th anniversary in November, stressing the importance of compromise and mutual agreement.
- The UK plans to mobilize around 5 billion British pounds for economic projects in Morocco and may support initiatives in Western Sahara, signaling practical backing alongside diplomatic recognition.
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UK endorses Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara – The Mail & Guardian
On 1 June 2025, during a visit to Rabat, the United Kingdom’s foreign minister announced the UK’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, describing it as “the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting resolution of the dispute”. This position was expressed in a joint communiqué signed on Sunday in Rabat by UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy and Moroccan Minis…
Great Britain has also recently supported Morocco's position in the Western Sahara conflict. Rabat is thus continuing to assert itself internationally. The supporters of independence and the neighbouring Algeria are looking for help.
The 50-year battle for Western Sahara
Britain has become the latest country to back a plan to give limited autonomy to the disputed territory of Western Sahara, while keeping it under Moroccan control.Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the plan, proposed by Morocco, was "the most credible, viable and pragmatic" way to resolve one of Africa's longest-running and most frustrating regional conflicts.Who controls Western Sahara? The dispute over Western Sahara – roughly 100,000 square m…
After the USA, France and Spain, Britain is now content with autonomy for Western Sahara. In London, the great economic potential of Morocco is swarming.
Can Morocco’s W. Sahara plan mitigate UK’s $1bln carbon tax?
The United Kingdom (UK) has endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan as "the most credible" basis to resolve the decades-long dispute over Western Sahara, signalling potential investments in the territory. Over the weekend, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy described Morocco's 2007 autonomy plan for Western Sahara as the "most credible and pragmatic" path forward, a move that breaks with the UK's long-standing support for a UN-led self-determination…
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