Ed Miliband is the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary and MP for Doncaster North.
Case
Argentina is sanctioning UK and Israeli oil firms exploring near the Falkland Islands, calling the Sea Lion project illegal. The UK and the companies say the project holds valid Falkland Islands licenses. The dispute is whether Argentina's sanctions and legal action are justified.
Role at the time: UK Foreign Secretary, in a post on X
Statement summary
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on X that the UK's position on the Falkland Islands is unwavering, that the islands are British because that is the Islanders' overwhelming position, and that their right of self-determination is grounded in international law.
“The UK's position on the Falkland Islands is unwavering. The Islands are British and will remain so because that is the overwhelming position of the Islanders. Their right of self-determination is paramount, grounded in international law and we will resolutely uphold it.”
Relative to Argentina's sanctions and legal campaign against companies operating near the Falkland Islands under UK-backed licenses, Miliband rejects the premise underlying Argentina's claim and reasserts the UK's backing for the islands' self-determination and, by extension, their right to license the project. That opposes Argentina's position, so we labeled it Condemned.
Statement dates: September 4, 2026
Statement dates: September 4, 2026
