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Dung flung in House of Commons

Title
Dung flung in House of Commons
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Jul 1978
Year of production
1978
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Duration
00:02:54
Description
Interview with unidentified male MP about a breach of security at the House of Commons, as a result of which protesters were able to throw horse dung from the Strangers’ Gallery (06/07/78). The dung struck Labour MP Tam Dalyell, who was speaking at the time. Female interviewer not identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Parliament; Political protests; House of Commons; Tam Dalyell; Security breaches

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