Shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat has urged Donald Trump not to be “silly” over the Falkland Islands and Irish unity, arguing that the US president’s recent comments were directed at voters in the United States.
Mr Tugendhat made the remarks during an interview, in response to comments by Mr Trump relating to the Falklands and the question of Irish unity.
The Conservative frontbencher’s intervention represents a direct warning to the US president over subjects involving the constitutional and territorial status of the Falkland Islands and the future of Ireland. However, the available material does not provide further details of Mr Trump’s comments or set out Mr Tugendhat’s wider argument.
Mr Tugendhat is the shadow foreign secretary and was speaking in that capacity. His assessment was that the remarks were intended for a domestic American audience rather than as a detailed statement of US policy.
No further response or subsequent development is provided in the available material.
