Burnham at the UN: “the rights of British territories to remain British”

Wednesday, September 23rd 2026 - 09:49 UTC

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham placed the Falklands among the challenges to the rule of law in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered on Tuesday evening in New York, setting them in the same sentence as Russia. Read full article

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Steve Potts
Along came 1970 - In 1945 the UN promoted decolonization. In 1970 only small territories remained to be decolonized, so the UN decided that these territories could remain as long as this was their free choice. (UNGA 2625 de 1970). A legal right.
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