Alison Blake says the UK government's commitment to the territory's sovereignty is 'unwavering' and 'remains undiminished'.
The governor of the Falkland Islands has sought to reassure her citizens over the territory's sovereignty following the UK's deal with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands. Alison Blake, the governor of the Falkland Islands, issued a statement on X in which she said the UK government's commitment to the islanders' UK sovereignty was 'unwavering' and 'remains undiminished'.
'The UK government remains committed to defending the Falkland Islanders' right of self-determination, and the UK's unwavering commitment to defend UK sovereignty remains undiminished'. The Falkland Islands have been under British sovereignty since 1833, barring the three-month occupation by Argentina in 1982, which resulted in the Falklands War that claimed the lives of 255 British servicemen, three islanders and 649 Argentinian personnel. In a 2013 referendum, 99.
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