Starmer backs FIFA probe over Argentina Falklands banner
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed a FIFA investigation after Argentina players displayed a banner reading 'Las Malvinas son Argentinas' following their World Cup semi-final win against England.
The banner refers to the Falkland Islands using Argentina's name, sparking criticism from UK officials and the Falkland Islands government.
Starmer supported Business Secretary Peter Kyle's request for FIFA to examine whether any rules were broken.
A Downing Street spokesperson reaffirmed the UK's stance that the Falkland Islands are British, based on self-determination of the islanders.
Kyle called the banner 'an egregious violation of the rules of not having political activity as part of the football'.
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