Falkland Islanders have told President Donald Trump to back off and reaffirmed British sovereignty over the archipelago. Yesterday, a leaked memo from the Pentagon suggested the US should re-evaluate its position on the Falkland Islands to punish Britain for its lack of involvement in Iran.Since then, the Prime Minister, veterans, and Falkland Islanders have weighed in on the infamous email, sharply condemning the suggestion. The Falkland Islands Government said in a statement that 99.8 per cent of islanders voted in favour of remaining as a British Overseas Territory, reports the Telegraph.It said: “The Falkland Islands has complete confidence in the commitment made by the UK Government to uphold and defend our right of self-determination.”Sir Keir Starmer also declared on Friday, in response to the memo, that the Falkland Islands belong to Britain. Downing Street insisted the UK’s “long-standing” stance on the British territory remains “unchanged”. The Prime Minister’s spokesman said: “We could not be clearer about the UK’s position on the Falkland Islands. It’s long-standing. It’s unchanged.”MORE TO FOLLOW…225 British soldiers died in the Falklands War in 1982, alongside some 650 Argentine military personnel | GETTY