{"id":121870,"date":"2023-11-21T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/?p=121870"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T11:59:25","slug":"uk-defence-secretary-fires-warning-to-argentina-after-navy-sent-to-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/politics\/uk-defence-secretary-fires-warning-to-argentina-after-navy-sent-to-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Defence Secretary fires warning to Argentina after Navy sent to islands"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Cleverly announces trip to the Falkland Islands<\/h3>\n

The Royal Navy has announced a patrol ship will return to the Falklands, after a 105-day break defending Gibraltar.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes after the UK Government issued a warning to the new Argentinian President, who told voters prior to his election yesterday that he wants to \u201cget the Falklands back\u201d.<\/p>\n

This morning Defence Secretary Grant Shapps defiantly said: \u201cThe Falkland Islands are British.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is non-negotiable and undeniable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Shapps reminded the Argentine Government that 99.9 percent of islanders voted to remain British in a 2013 referendum, with only three residents voting against the proposal to retain their status as a UK overseas territory.<\/p>\n

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Mr Shapps affixed a Royal Navy press release to his warning shot, which confirmed last night that the Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Forth is returning to the islands after a nine-month break.<\/p>\n

Forth, a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel, had been overseeing the islands since 2020, before being redirected to defend Gibraltar earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The Royal Navy says its mission will be focused on providing \u201creassurance to and support for the island community\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Navy will visit hamlets, settlements and individual farms on the islands, as well as conducting joint training with the RAF, army and authorities.<\/p>\n

It will also focus on \u201cgeneral maritime security\u201d.<\/p>\n

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