On 6 July 1978 Mintoff took part in a demonstration in the UK House of Commons; in a protest against the presence of UK troops in Northern Ireland, three bags of horse manure were hurled from the public gallery during a debate on Scottish devolution.
Mintoff took part in a demonstration in the UK House of Commons. This was on 6 July 1978. Three bags of horse manure were hurled from the public gallery during a debate on Scottish devolution. This was in a protest against the presence of UK troops in Northern Ireland.