- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage suggested offering the US perpetual access to the Diego Garcia military base in exchange for Donald Trump remaining silent on the Falklands.
- Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the proposal as humiliating, accusing Mr Farage of giving away British territory.
- A White House official defended Mr Farage's comments and accused Mrs Badenoch of peddling fake news.
- Leaders of the Chagossian government in exile backed Mr Farage, supporting US presence on Diego Garcia alongside British sovereignty.
- The political dispute occurs as Argentina increases diplomatic pressure and legal challenges against British sovereignty in the Falkland Islands.
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