Call for resignation of James Anderton

Title

Call for resignation of James Anderton

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:09

Description

The Chairman of Manchester City Council’s Police Monitoring Committee, Tony McArdle, calls for the resignation of the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, James Anderton, following the latest expression of his religious views on homosexuality in a radio interview . On the likelihood of the Greater Manchester Police Authority supporting the resignation call and convening a special meeting for Anderton to answer these and other charges. Includes an extract from Anderton’s radio interview. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

James Anderton; Tony McArdle

Keywords

Religion; Police; Homosexuality; James Anderton; Greater Manchester Police Authority

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