Stephen Doughty’s remarks come as Argentina vows to gain ‘full sovereignty’ of Falkland Islands
Stephen Doughty, minister of state for Europe, North America and overseas territories, wrote on X that sovereignty of overseas territories ‘is not up for negotiation’.Stephen Doughty, minister of state for Europe, North America and overseas territories, wrote on X that sovereignty of overseas territories ‘is not up for negotiation’.
Luke Pollard, the armed forces minister, added on X: “UK Armed Forces support our Overseas Territories, protect sovereignty and operational capabilities and our commitment to them remains unwavering and resolute.”She said: “Following the path we have already taken, with concrete actions and not empty rhetoric, we will recover full sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands.”
On Friday, Starmer was asked to guarantee that no other British overseas territories would be signed away, and he responded: “The single most important thing was ensuring that we had a secure base, the joint US-UK base; hugely important to the US, hugely important to us.
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