Sovereignty of Falkland Islands and Gibraltar 'not up for negotiation', says PM

The Prime Minister said the Falkland Islands 'are British and volition stay British' and added that sovereignty successful Gibraltar 'is arsenic not to beryllium negotiated'

British sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar volition not beryllium connected the dialog table, Sir Keir Starmer has declared.

He told the Commons that some territories "are British and volition stay British" Concerns implicit the territories were raised aft the Government announced its determination to relinquish sovereignty implicit the Chagos Islands, and Argentina vowed to summation “full sovereignty” of the Falkland Islands.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy faced aggravated scens arsenic helium presented details of the statement with Mauritius regarding the Chagos Islands. Mr Lammy highlighted that the authorities aims to finalise this pact by 2025, describing it arsenic a "historic moment" that secures the aboriginal of the associated UK-US subject basal connected Diego Garcia.

During Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir recounted his idiosyncratic transportation to the Falklands, mentioning his uncle's wartime experience: "My uncle astir mislaid his beingness erstwhile his vessel was torpedoed defending the Falklands, they are British, and they volition stay British. And sovereignty successful Gibraltar is arsenic not to beryllium negotiated."

"Of people we volition bash everything we tin to marque it easier for each businesses to commercialized much freely truthful that we tin turn our economy. I’ve been precise wide astir the Falklands, it’s idiosyncratic to me."

Sir Keir has antecedently spoken astir his uncle Roger who served successful the Falklands connected HMS Antelope. In a code successful June this year, helium said: “I retrieve the unspeakable hold erstwhile his vessel was bombed. My mum’s fearfulness arsenic she sat by the vigor each day, listening for news, and past the relief, a agelong week later, erstwhile we recovered retired helium had survived.”

The Prime Minister’s remarks connected Wednesday came successful effect to Liberal Democrat person Sir Ed Davey, who said: “He’s close to accidental 1 of the galore problems for our system coming from the dreadful Brexit woody was the reddish portion that is being enactment connected businesses.

Mr Davey added: "Now determination are galore examples of that, but a caller illustration came to maine earlier this week and it affects fisherman successful the Falklands, who are different having to wage immense amounts successful tariffs to beryllium capable to merchantability their nutrient into the European marketplace oregon sail nether a Spanish flag."

"So erstwhile the Prime Minister renegotiates the commercialized deal, tin helium retrieve the overseas territories and guarantee that British citizens sportfishing disconnected the Falklands tin sail proudly nether the Union Jack? ".

Argentina's Foreign Minister Diana Mondino vowed past week to reclaim sovereignty implicit the islands they notation to arsenic the Malvinas: "Following the way we person already taken, with factual actions and not bare rhetoric, we volition retrieve afloat sovereignty implicit our Malvinas Islands," she proclaimed.

Spain’s overseas curate Jose Manuel Albares has meantime urged the UK to adjacent a woody connected Gibraltar’s post-Brexit commercialized concern by November 10, a day erstwhile a caller EU borderline power authorities is acceptable to footwear in, according to quality bureau Reuters.

The UK and Spain person been successful talks implicit a caller statement concerning the rules for Gibraltar's borderline since Britain's departure from the EU. Albares reportedly stated that it is "up to Britain to decide" whether it wants Gibraltar to beryllium portion of the border-free Schengen country aft this date, oregon if it prefers "this strategy of introduction and exit for Gibraltar residents".