Politics October 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM

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

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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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