A parliamentary delegation is hoping to win the Isle of Man more friends in Westminster today.
President of Tynwald Noel Cringle and Speaker of the House of Keys Steve Rodan are leading the group and will hold a series of meetings in London to promote a wider understanding of the Island's constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom.
It follows the recent remark by UK Chancellor Alistair Darling that his country needed to take "a long, hard look" at the Isle of Man's status as a tax haven.
Chief Minister Tony Brown will directly respond to that issue when he meets Lord Chancellor Jack Straw tomorrow.
Mr Rodan (pictured) says today is about re-newing old political ties, and forging new ones.
In an interview to feature on Mandate this morning he says:
"The whole object is to raise the profile of the Isle of Man, to meet certain key individuals, parliamentarians who are back-benchers in the main, who are already well disposed to the Isle of Man, or who are on committees that will be of considerable value to the Island.
"I would emphasise this is not a political visit as such, the point of this mission is to build up good relationships between Tynwald and Westminster."
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