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Interview with GLC leader Ken Livingstone on the House of Lords vote for the abolition of the GLC in support of the Government’s plans. Female interviewer not identified (poss. Jo Andrews).
Alastair Burnet interviews Sir Brandon Rhys-Williams, Conservative MP for Kensington, about his private members bill proposing changes to the electoral system in the House of Lords that would make it one of...
Lord Boyd-Carpenter, speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton, criticises Labour MP, Tony Benn’s proposal to abolish the House of Lords, saying that it would lead to tyranny.
Report on the first day’s television transmission from the House of Lords as a six month experiment, including demonstration in the public gallery in support of striking miners. Includes opening words by...
Interview with Thomas Frederick (Fred) Peart, former member and former Leader of the House of Commons, who has now become Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords and a life peer. He mentions...
Brian Hayes interviews Lord Nicholas Bethell on the function of the House of Lords in Parliament. Bethell opposes the Labour Party proposal to abolish the Upper House.
Interview with Lord Hailsham (Quintin Hogg) on the vote on the poll tax (community charge), and three-line whip being applied to House of Lords members. He is backing the Government’s position and says the...
Interview with an unidentified male speaker (poss. a member of the House of Lords) on the success of the experiment of television broadcasting of Parliamentary debates and possible extension of the...
Environment Secretary, Michael Heseltine, speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton, pokes fun at Labour MP Tony Benn’s proposal to abolish the House of Lords.
Speech by an unidentified male in the House of Lords announcing the rejection of the War Crimes Bill which would have allowed trials of suspected Second World War criminals living in the UK. No further...
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