Trump questions Britain’s will to fight as Argentina demands Falkland Islands

Donald Trump’s questioning of Britain’s ability to defend the Falkland Islands against a renewed Argentine invasion is “completely incoherent”, senior Conservative Tom Tugendhat has said, as tensions over the South Atlantic territory intensify. Tugendhat criticised what he described as the US president’s “erratic” intervention after Trump suggested British forces might be reluctant to travel “that far” to defend the islands. Speaking during a visit to Ireland, Trump questioned whether Britain would be prepared to mount another military operation in the South Atlantic, referring to a journey that could take “weeks by boat”. Tugendhat told Sky News that Trump’s comments were...