Falklanders vote to stay British
The Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to remain a British territory, with 98.8% voting in favour. Just three people of 1,517 votes cast were against it.
77% of Brits want Falklands future decided by islanders
British attitudes remain hardened in favour of protecting the Falklands as voters on the island prepare to hold an historic referendum on their future, a new ComRes poll for ITV News has found.
Some 1,649 islanders will go to the polls from Sunday in the two-day referendum to decide whether they want to remain a British overseas territory.
The Argentinian government has applied increasing pressure for the UK to hold talks on the future of the Islands.
But the ComRes poll found 77% of British adults believe the future of the South Atlantic archipelago should be determined by the islanders themselves.
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Falkland Islanders to assert themselves in referendum
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