Britain will stand firm over Falklands, UK PM Burnham tells Trump

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September 22, 2026 3:43 PM EDT

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during a meeting on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool

UNITED NATIONS, ‌Sept 22 (Reuters) - ​Prime ​Minister Andy Burnham set out Britain's position on ‌the Falkland Islands during a ⁠meeting with US President Donald Trump ‌on Tuesday, saying he ‌would stand firm in the face of any threats.

In August, ​Trump said he was reviewing the United States' neutral ⁠position on the remote archipelago in the ​South Atlantic. Days later Argentine President Javier Milei said he ​would sanction oil ‌companies drilling in the islands.

"The clear position is: ⁠we will stand firm in the face of any threats. We ⁠will defend the right of the Falkland ​Islanders to self-determination and to remain British," Burnham told reporters.

"I just wanted ‌the president to know directly from me, that's the ‌clear British position, and ⁠he very much ‌understood what ​I was saying."

(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper, writing by William ‌James)


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