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Badenoch and Farage embroiled in furious row over Falklands and Chagos Islands

The Independent Politics · 14 October 2026 at 13:40

Badenoch and Farage embroiled in furious row over Falklands and Chagos Islands

The dispute erupted after Mr Farage ppeared to suggest he would be willing to “trade” the Diego Garcia military base to secure Donald Trump’s silence on the Falklands

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Badenoch and Farage embroiled in furious row over Falklands and Chagos Islands

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