Tag: Harvey Thomas

• Friday, March 22nd 2013 - 06:59 UTC

  Falklands’ invasion: documents show Conservatives were divided on how to react

  

  Senior Tories were initially sceptical about going to war over the Falkland Islands, newly released papers from Margaret Thatcher's personal archive show. A note from the whips' office following Argentina's 1982 invasion reported solid support for military action from some Conservative MPs, but others were privately hostile.