Boris Johnson says he may visit Falklands 'now things are a bit quieter in Westminster'
suggested he may be able to visit the Falklands for the first time now ‘things are a bit quieter in Westminster’.He narrowly won the ballot by 211-148, and came closer to being ousted thanTonight, Mr Johnson spoke at an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict.But he added: ‘Now things are a bit quieter in Westminster, perhaps I may be able to go before too long.
He added the Falklands War was about fighting for the ‘essential principle’ that people everywhere have a ‘sovereign right to decide the own destiny.’ ‘There is always some dictator testing whether this country and our friends are really willing to stand up for that principle, which is the essential basis of a peaceful world.‘Forty years ago in the Falklands, our armed forces showed that we would stand up for what was right.’
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