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UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo

Downing Street reiterated the UK’s longstanding, unchanged position that sovereignty of the Falkland Islands rests with the UK, after a leaked Pentagon memo proposed the US reassess its support for the UK’s claim to the territory as retaliation for Britain’s limited support for the US-led 2026 Iran bombing campaign. The memo, which also suggested suspending Spain from NATO for refusing US access to its military bases during the campaign, has sparked widespread pushback across the UK government, opposition parties, Falklands representatives and veterans, coming shortly before King Charles III’s scheduled state visit to the US.