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OUTGOING Argentinian ambassador Alicia Castro gave a warm welcome yesterday to Jeremy Corbyn’s support for a power-sharing deal for the Falkland Islands inspired by Northern Ireland.
In an interview published on the embassy’s website, Ms Castro described the Labour leader as “one of ours” as well as “friendly and humorous.”
Mentioning Mr Corbyn’s recent visit to Argentina’s London embassy, Ms Castro said: “He is saying that dialogue (is) possible and that attitudes are beginning to change, that what was achieved in Northern Ireland can be achieved also here.
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ASIF BURHAN explores why England v Argentina remains football’s most politically and culturally charged fixture in his new book
Football may not solve the working class’s problems, but it does matter — and politicians know it, writes BERT SHOUWENBURG