Backbench revolt over Hong Kong immigration

Title

Backbench revolt over Hong Kong immigration

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:03:25

Description

Peter Spencer reports on the Conservative backbench revolt over immigration from Hong Kong after the handover to the Chinese. Includes interviews with Chairman of the Backbench Home Affairs Committee Steven Norris; Home Secretary David Waddington; non-rebelling MP Teddy Taylor.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Teddy Taylor; David Waddington; Steven Norris

Keywords

Politics; Great Britain; Conservative Party; Immigration; Political parties; Migration law; Refugees; Hong Kong; Colonial countries; Immigration services; Asylum seekers

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.