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Sir Keir Starmer has declared the Falkland Islands belong to Britain after a leaked Pentagon memo suggested the US could pull support for UK sovereignty as punishment for its response to Iran. An email circulating outlines potential US responses to what it sees as inadequate support from Nato allies in the Iran conflict, including a reassessment of its stance on the Falkland Islands. Downing Street insisted the UK's "long-standing" stance on the British territory remains "unchanged." The Prime Minister's spokesman said: "We could not be clearer about the UK’s position on the Falkland Islands. It’s long standing. It’s unchanged." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He added: "Sovereignty rests with the UK, and the Islands’ right to self determination is paramount. "That’s been our consistent position and will remain the case. "The PM has been clear repeatedly that he won’t be pressured. "He will always take a strong position on the UK’s national interests, and the Falklands is no different to that.” The memo expresses frustration over some allies’ reluctance to join the war or grant the US access to airbases and overflight rights (ABO) for Operation Fury, the paused US-Israeli offensive against Iran. It was written that ABO is "just the absolute baseline for Nato", according to an anonymous US official. The official added that options for punishing Nato allies were being circulated among senior Pentagon staff. The note considered reviewing support for longstanding European “imperial possessions”. Residents overwhelmingly voted (99.8 per cent) to remain British in a 2013 referendum. King Charles III remains head of state, with a governor representing the Crown. The Falklands are a remote archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about 300 miles northeast of the southern tip of South America and east of the Strait of Magellan. More To Follow... Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
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