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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