Defence MPs to visit Falklands

MPs will visit the Falklands amid heightened tension between Britain and Argentina.

In a move that could anger Buenos Aires further, members of the Defence Select Committee said they would be visiting the islands next month.

They want to inspect Britain’s military force there, which has recently been joined by the Duke of Cambridge on a six-week tour as a search and rescue pilot. The visit comes before the 30th anniversary of the conflict over the Falklands.

“We have a significant military presence in the Falklands, and it is only right that the defence committee goes and sees what taxpayers’ money is being spent on and what it is doing,” committee member Thomas Docherty said.