Keir Starmer wants Fifa investigation into Argentina players who held Falklands banner

Spokesperson says islands belong to the UK
‘PM wishes both teams well for the final, especially Spain’

Keir Starmer supports the idea of Fifa investigating Argentina players who displayed a banner touting their country’s claim to the Falklands Islands after their World Cup semi-final win against England, Downing Street has said.

Starmer, who watched the match while travelling to Ukraine by train for the final overseas trip of his premiership, endorsed a call by Peter Kyle, the business secretary, for Fifa to investigate what rules may have been broken.

Sources: The Guardian

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