Clare Short sailed into a Caribbean storm last night after she lashed out at the islanders of Montserrat.

A hail of criticism descended on the Secretary of State for International Development from the island and from the Opposition as she claimed the inhabitants were seeking excessive compensation after most of the island was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. In a interview with The Independent, Montserrat's new Chief Minister, David Brandt, attacked Ms Short and challenged her to see the situation for herself. "She is refusing to come. I wonder if she can bear what she will see," he said.

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