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Outgoing PM moves to cements his legacy before his replacement by Andy Burnham as party leader tomorrowArgentina’s players’ behaviour was “entirely inappropriate” when they waved a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands after their World Cup semi-final win against England, Peter Kyle has said. As the Press Association reports, Argentina, the defending champions, beat the Three Lions 2-1 in Wednesday’s match in Atlanta. PA says:Argentina fans celebrated their victory jubilantly, with some near the pitch holding a banner which read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, which translates to “The Falkland Islands are Argentinian”.The banner referring to the dispute over the British overseas territory made its way to the players, who held it up as they revelled in their win.The legislation that went through parliament, which I saw through parliament, has a mechanism by which an independent assessor will now judge if or if not any compensation is due.There is that possibility. That is now the decision of the independent assessor that will make that decision. Continue reading...