Andy Burnham says on Falklands dispute: "will stand firm in the face of any threats"

Andy Burnham has backed Britain’s position on the Falkland Islands amid an intensifying sovereignty dispute with Argentina. President Javier Milei used his UN General Assembly speech in New York on Wednesday to say Argentina would pursue its claim through legal and economic measures, and he rejected the islanders’ self-determination, arguing they were settled by an outside power on disputed land. The UK government accused Buenos Aires of unjustified interference with companies tied to Falkland industries. Britain’s UN mission said UK sovereignty was not in doubt and defended the islanders’ right to determine their future. The feud has drawn in Washington after President Donald Trump suggested he might revisit the US neutral stance; the Prime Minister raised the matter with him at the UN.