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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said the Falkland Islands’ sovereignty is “not up for discussion”, criticising comments from the US administration and urging the UK to remain firm in defending the territory.
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00:00Well, the king is a master diplomat and doesn't need my advice, but it may be the Falkland Islands comes
00:05up.
00:05I think the comments by the American administration about the Falkland Islands sovereignty are disgraceful.
00:11The Falkland Islands are sovereign British territory.
00:13There was a referendum there not long ago in which 99.8% of Falkland Islanders said they wanted to
00:19remain British.
00:20We need to be clear with Buenos Aires, with Argentina, that the Falkland Islands sovereignty is not up for discussion
00:26or negotiation.
00:27And we need to make clear there is enough military hardware on and around the Falkland Islands to make sure
00:33it will be defended and protected from any kind of attack.
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