Farage Would Use Force Against Argentina Over Falklands, Ally Says After 1,513 Backed UK Rule
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Updated · POLITICO Europe · Sep 5
Farage Would Use Force Against Argentina Over Falklands, Ally Says After 1,513 Backed UK Rule
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Sep 5
Summary
Robert Jenrick said Nigel Farage would use "every lever of the British state" against Argentina in any Falklands confrontation, including sanctions or military force if he became prime minister.
Jenrick framed the pledge as a response to any future threat to the British overseas territory, saying Farage would "crush" Buenos Aires rather than negotiate from weakness.
Britain last fought Argentina over the islands in a 74-day 1982 war after an Argentine invasion, a conflict that remains central to the sovereignty dispute.
A 2013 referendum among Falklands residents gave London a strong self-determination argument, with 1,513 of 1,517 voters choosing to remain a British overseas territory.