The foreign secretary, William Hague, tells a press conference in London that Britain is to recognise Libya's transitional council as the country's legitimate government and expel all existing Libyan embassy staff. Photograph: Reuters
Britain is expelling the Libyan chargé d'affaires and all eight remaining Libyan embassy staff in London after David Cameron and William Hague ruled that Libya's national transitional council (NTC) was now the "sole governmental authority" in the country.
The foreign secretary, William Hague, tells a press conference in London that Britain is to recognise Libya's transitional council as the country's legitimate government and expel all existing Libyan embassy staff. Photograph: Reuters
Britain is expelling the Libyan chargé d'affaires and all eight remaining Libyan embassy staff in London after David Cameron and William Hague ruled that Libya's national transitional council (NTC) was now the "sole governmental authority" in the country.
The chargé was summoned to a meeting at the Foreign Office, where he was given three days to leave Britain.
Other diplomats at the Libyan People's Bureau, in Knightsbridge – which has been under heavy police guard since the launch of the military campaign in March – have been told to leave over the course of the summer.
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