Tensions erupt over Falkland Islands as Argentinians slam 'English aggression'

Buenos Aires has stoked tensions with the United Kingdom implicit the Falkland Islands aft the British Government announced it was relinquishing sovereignty of the Chagos Islands

Tensions are rising with Argentina implicit the Falkland Islands, arsenic Buenos Aires accused the UK of acting successful an "illegal" and "aggressive" manner.

Concerns implicit the territories were raised aft the Government announced its determination to relinquish sovereignty implicit the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Last week, Argentina's overseas minister, Diana Mondino, promised "concrete action" to guarantee the Falklands, the British-controlled archipelago Argentina calls the Malvinas and claims arsenic its own, are handed to the country.

However, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says British sovereignty of the Falkland Islands is not up for negotiation. He said this week: “My uncle astir mislaid his beingness erstwhile his vessel was torpedoed defending the Falklands, they are British, and they volition stay British. 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 Falkland Islands are located successful the South Atlantic Ocean, disconnected the seashore of Argentina. There are 778 islands successful total, with the superior Stanley located connected East Falkland with a colonisation of astir 3,000 people.

Argentina continues to laic assertion to the islands and invaded successful 1982, starring to a two-month war. More than 900 radical died, including 649 Argentineans and 255 British subject personnel.

Falkland Islands residents overwhelmingly voted to support the archipelago arsenic a British territory successful a referendum held successful 2013. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Ms Mondino agreed to resume flights to the islands, restart negotiations connected a humanitarian task plan, and organise a travel for relatives of fallen soldiers to sojourn warfare graves.

Leadership of Argentina's national the General Confederation of Labour (CGT). slammed the UK for its "illegal and imperialist" behaviour. They besides claimed humanities and ineligible precedents confirmed Argentina's sovereignty “without immoderate uncertainty oregon hesitation” and emphasised “the illicit usurpation by the British Empire successful 1833 does not warrant its persistent imperialist attitude.”