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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Rishi Sunak criticises EU for calling Falkland Islands ‘Islas Malvinas’

Rishi Sunak in front of the door to 10 Downing Street
Rishi Sunak’s spokeperson said it would have been ‘entirely unacceptable’ for the EU to question whether the Falklands were British. Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/Sopa Images/Shutterstock

Rishi Sunak has criticised the EU for its “regrettable choice of words” after it appeared to endorse the name that Argentina uses for the Falklands.

Downing Street was reacting after EU leaders attending a summit in Brussels supported an Argentinian-backed declaration that used the name Islas Malvinas alongside Falkland Islands.

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