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Lords vote to abolish GLC

Title
Lords vote to abolish GLC
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
1 May 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:03:12
Description
Report on the House of Lords victory for the Government over their proposals to abolish the GLC and other elected metropolitan governing bodies. With comment from local government minister Kenneth Baker; former Tory GLC leader Lord Plummer (Desmond Plummer); West Yorkshire council leader John Gunnell. Peter Deeley reports.
Contributors
Kenneth Baker; Peter Deeley; Desmond Plummer; John Gunnell
Keywords
Politics; London; Local government; Government; Conservative Party; GLC; House of Lords; Governance

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