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Friday, April 12, 2013

Labour MPs boycotted the Commons debate on Margaret Thatcher's death


Labour MPs boycotted the Commons debate on Margaret Thatcher's death, some of the defiant MPs explain why they were absent -

  • Factories, shipyards and coal mines were closed throughout Easington and County Durham during Thatcher's 11 years

  • Dozens of collieries were forced to shut in Durham - including Eccles, Eden and South Medomsley, Blackhall, Houghton and Boldon

  • Haverton Hill Shipyard closed in 1979, taking 900 jobs. Consett Steel Works closed a year later, leaving 4,000 men jobless

  • Many of Margaret Thatcher's policies were viewed as vindictive and lacking in compassion


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