“The Falklands must stay free”, says James Gray MP
“It is only right that our nation should send the clearest possible messages to the Argentine Government that under no circumstances will we countenance any sort of military action towards the Falklands” said James Gray MP speaking in a Westminster Debate. “If there were to be an encroachment on the Falklands today we would not be able to produce a taskforce as we did thirty years ago as we do not have the resources. However, our forces in the Falklands are second to none and ready to repel any boarders.”
“In the Defence Debate last week I raised concern over the size of our Army, on target to be reduced to 82,000, which could be defined as a defence force rather than an Army. Our Army is now the smallest since the Crimean War, our Navy has been decimated and the RAF cut in half.”
“I believe that we are nonetheless sending a clear message to the people of the Falklands, to the United Nations, the United States and the rest of the world, that we believe that the people of the Falklands have every right to self-determination. The people of the Falklands must be allowed to decide their future, and we will use military force if necessary, to ensure that that happens”, said Mr Gray.
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