Speeches, etc.

Margaret Thatcher

Remarks on Zeebrugge ferry disaster

Document type: Speeches, interviews, etc.
Venue: London
Source: BBC Radio News Report 1300 7 July 1987
Editorial comments: Available on CD-ROM only. The exact time and place of MT’s remarks is unclear. The BBC reported her as making her remarks "before she left London". She made a statement to the press before she left No.10 for the Local Government Conference and also spoke to the press at RAF Northolt (en route to Zeebrugge) at some point between 1215 and 1235. She was also filmed by ITN on her return to Northolt that evening.
Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 271