Will Port Stanley Become Port Margaret?

Our heroine: Margaret Thatcher with troops in the Falklands in 1982. One islander said: 'We owe everything to her'

Will Port Stanley Become Port Margaret? Islanders Join MPs In Pushing To Rename Falklands Capital In Honour Of Their Liberator -- Daily Mail

* Idea is backed by MPs and attracting considerable support on the islands
* Proposal likely to trigger fury in Argentina, which has been questioning the sovereignty of the Falklands
* Falklands residents call her a 'hero' and 'part of history'

Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, should be renamed Port Margaret as a tribute to Baroness Thatcher, senior figures in the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence are suggesting.

The idea is being backed by MPs and is also attracting considerable support on the islands, which Lady Thatcher was responsible for liberating in 1982.

The proposal is likely to trigger fury in Argentina, which has been ratcheting up the rhetoric over the sovereignty of the Falklands around the 30th anniversary of the conflict.

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My Comment: A fitting tribute .... but the Argentinians will disagree.