Reform UK spokesperson says Farage would employ all state tools to defend Falklands if PM

Robert Jenrick, the finance spokesperson for Reform UK, told reporters at the party's Birmingham conference that the party leader would employ "every lever of the British state" – including armed forces and economic sanctions – to defend the Falkland Islands against Argentina if he were prime minister. He added that such measures would be taken to counter actions by Argentine President Javier Milei, whom he described as weak and whose recent sanctions threat against oil companies operating near the islands had been rejected by the British government. The comments come amid renewed diplomatic tension after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was reviewing Washington's position on the islands, and after Milei pledged sanctions on firms drilling without Argentine approval. The UK Labour government reaffirmed support for the islanders' right to self-determination and their ability to develop local natural resources.