Falklands war- British losses announced

Title

Falklands war- British losses announced

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

5 May 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:04:25

Description

Report on the announcement to Parliament by Defence Secretary John Nott (with excerpts) of the loss of HMS Sheffield and a Harrier jet in the Falklands war and on casualties. Also reports on reaction from the Labour Party. Labour leader Michael Foot and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher also speak. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Michael Foot; John Nott

Keywords

Deaths; Shipwrecks; Politics; Labour Party; Great Britain; Political parties; Sailors; Judith Hart; Members of Parliament; Military personnel; Pilots; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Warships; Wars (events); War casualties; HMS Sheffield

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