# UK support for Falkland Islands is ‘unwavering’, No 10 says

https://mins.news/en/item/45274

- BBC News, 2026-09-04 11:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn45jg3zlz4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Downing Street says Britain’s support for the Falkland Islanders’ wish to remain a British overseas territory is “unwavering”. Argentina’s President Javier Milei has renewed his claim to the islands and threatened sanctions against firms involved in planned Sea Lion oilfield work.

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