Margaret Thatcher defends sinking of Belgrano
- Title
- Margaret Thatcher defends sinking of Belgrano
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 4 May 1982
- Year of production
- 1982
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- Duration
- 00:03:23
- Description
- Report on remarks made in the House of Commons by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher following the sinking of the Argentine cruiser, ARA General Belgrano by British troops off the Falkland Islands (02/05/82). Thatcher defends the action, for which she refuses to apologise. Speakers include Thatcher; Labour leader Michael Foot; Labour MP, Tony Benn; Foreign Secretary Francis Pym. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Francis Pym; Margaret Thatcher; Tony Benn; Michael Foot
- Keywords
- Deaths; Armed forces; Margaret Thatcher; UK; British; International relations; Political leadership; Falklands War (1982); Argentina; Falkland Islands; Warships; Navy; Ships; Casualties; Wars (events); Maritime warfare; General Belgrano (ship)
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