Tony Blair on House of Lords

Title

Tony Blair on House of Lords

Genre

Speech

TX Date

7 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:00:38

Description

Labour Party leader Tony Blair, in his John Smith Memorial Lecture, on the unfairness of the House of Lords being able to pass laws. He cites the poll tax (community charge) as an example.

Contributors

Tony Blair

Keywords

Legislation; Government; Labour Party; Parliament; Political parties; House of Lords; Political reform; Community charge; Local taxation; Political power; Peers

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