Milei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row grows

A union flag outside a property in Stanley, the Falkland Islands capital. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

The chief adviser to Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has cited the election of Sagal Abdi-Wali to the UK parliament as evidence of the Islamisation of Britain and further reason for Argentina to take sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

In a post on social media, Santiago Caputo, who is reportedly taking a key role in Argentina’s strategy over the Falklands, suggested that the taking of the south Atlantic islands was necessary to prevent the “interference of an Islamic state” in the region.