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Rover sale debate in Commons

Title
Rover sale debate in Commons
Genre
News report; Parliamentary debate
TX Date
1 Feb 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:02:41
Description
Peter Murphy reports from the House of Commons, where a debate about the takeover of Rover by BMW rages. Opinions - including those of Conservative MP, Cheryl Gillan, Prime Minister John Major, and Opposition leader, John Smith - are mixed.
Contributors
Peter Murphy; John Major; John Smith; Cheryl Gillan
Keywords
Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Germany; Employees; International trade; Business acquisitions; GATT; Rover; BAe; BMW

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