1 outlets · filed 15 October 2026
Milei adviser claims UK being ‘colonised by Islam’ as Falklands row grows
Santiago Caputo cites election of Sagal Abdi-Wali as MP and calls UK a threat to the west in post shared by Argentina’s president The chief adviser to Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has cited the election of Sagal Abdi-Wali to the UK parliament as evidence of the Islamisation of Britain and fu
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Both outlets focus on the same claim from Milei aide Santiago Caputo that Britain is being “colonised by Islam,” and both tie it to the broader Falklands row. The Guardian US gives more of the surrounding framing, citing Caputo’s reference to the election of Sagal Abdi-Wali and his description of the UK as a threat to the west in a post shared by Milei. Newsweek’s extract is much shorter and only states the claim in the context of Argentina arguing for the Falklands.
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