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Sir Paul Condon and The Voice

Title
Sir Paul Condon and The Voice
Genre
Interview
TX Date
26 Jan 1996
Year of production
1996
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Duration
00:00:19
Description
London’s police chief has attacked a black newspaper for its coverage of last year’s Brixton riots. Sir Paul Condon has described allegations in The Voice about the death in police custody of Wayne Douglas as unnecessarily inflammatory. He says the reports were dangerously irresponsible. Exclusive interview originally embargoed to 0630hrs 26/1/96.
Contributors
Paul Condon
Keywords
Deaths; London; Newspapers; Interethnic relations; Police; Freedom of the press; Riots; Black peoples; Brixton; Wayne Douglas; The Voice

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