LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) – The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday after an internal Pentagon email suggested reviewing the U.S. position on the Falklands as punishment for Britain’s stance on the Iran war. “We could not be clearer about the UK’s position […]
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Sovereignty of Falklands rests with the UK, Britain tells the US
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LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) – The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with Britain, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday after an internal Pentagon email suggested reviewing the U.S. position on the Falklands as punishment for Britain’s stance on the Iran war.
“We could not be clearer about the UK’s position on the Falkland Islands. It is long standing, it is unchanged,” the spokesperson told reporters.
“Sovereignty rests with the UK and the islands’ right to self-determination is paramount. It’s been our consistent position and will remain the case,” the spokesperson said, adding that Britain had expressed that position “clearly and consistently to successive U.S. administrations”.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; editing by William James)