Emily Thornberry accuses Michael Fallon of talking 'b*****ks' live on Andrew Marr Show

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Emily Thornberry accused defence secretary Michael Fallon of “talking b*****ks”, in a fiery debate on live television.

The pair clashed on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday after Mr Fallon claimed she wanted to renegotiate the future of the Falkland Islands.

He said the Ms Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, left the door open to a Labour government discussing the sovereignty of the islands with Argentina.

She strongly denied the claims, saying: “That is b*****ks. It’s untrue."

Ms Thornberry used foul language on live television
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During the fiery interview, she went on to accuse Mr Fallon of lying to the electorate ahead of the General Election on June 8.

She said: “You really can’t just go around making this stuff up.

“There’s an election on and people need to make decisions based on the truth.”

The Falklands archipelago, 300 miles east of Argentina, remains British territory.

Earlier in the programme, Ms Thornberry was asked what Labour would do when approaching the Falkland Islands issue.

She said: "There needs to be a future in terms of talking to neighbours of the Falklands... but certainly not undermining the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands."

In the same show, Ms Thornberry ambushed the Conservative MP on a meeting he had with Bashar Al-Assad in 2007.

She said: “Do you know where you were on the 27 May, 2007? You were in Syria and you were celebrating at a reception the re-election of President Assad with a 99 per cent of the vote.

“I’m not going to judge you on you going to a reception with Assad, and I don’t think people should judge Jeremy by trying to talk to people who might be open to a settlement in Northern Ireland.”

Her comments were made after a discussion began over Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s meeting with a top IRA leader in 1983.

In response to her Syria claims, Mr Fallon said: “I was on all-party visit to Syria, back in 2007. I did meet Assad.

“I didn’t celebrate his re-election. It was 10 years ago we had a different relationship with Assad.

“There’s a huge moral difference between talking to other foreign leaders, and Jeremy Corbyn’s quite open support for the IRA.”

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