Falkland Islands Referendum Debate
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Charles Walker
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Falkland Islands Referendum
Charles Walker Excerpts(11 years, 8 months ago)
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Guy Opperman
The status of the World Bank loans and the international aid that was or was not going to Argentina over the last few years is indeed a matter of great regret and concern.
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con)
Is not the Argentine President playing a cruel trick on her electorate by trying to divert attention from her own failings? There is not a chance in hell that the Falkland Islands will return to Argentina during her presidency, or any other presidency.
Guy Opperman
That was the problem in 1982, was it not? A President struggling to maintain domestic order was trying to divert attention from the realities of problems at home by attracting it to matters abroad. One is nervous about the potential for that to happen again.