Falklands invasion - Commons debate
- Title
- Falklands invasion - Commons debate
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 8 Apr 1982
- Year of production
- 1982
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- Duration
- 00:04:08
- Description
- Peter Spencer reports on a Parliamentary debate on the Falkland Islands crisis now a task force is on its way there and a 200 mile war zone is to be applied. Speaking are: new UK Foreign Secretary Sir Francis Pym; shadow Foreign Secretary Denis Healey; Defence Secretary John Nott; former Labour Party leader and PM James Callaghan; former Foreign Office minister Richard Luce; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Tony Benn Labour MP.
- Contributors
- Francis Pym; James Callaghan; Margaret Thatcher; Peter Spencer; Tony Benn; Denis Healey; John Nott; Richard Luce
- Keywords
- Armed forces; Parliament; Great Britain; Military affairs; Conflict resolution; Foreign policy; Defence policy; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Sovereignty; Military intelligence; Wars (events)
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