Robin Cook prepares for speed-read of Scott Report

Title

Robin Cook prepares for speed-read of Scott Report

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

15 Feb 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:02:54

Description

News 97.3’s Mark Demery reports on the stage-managed events as Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary Robin Cook goes to the Department of Trade and Industry for a pre-release speed read of the Scott Report into sale of arms to Iraq. Robin Cook answers press questions as he prepares to enter the DTI.

Contributors

Robin Cook; Mark Demery

Keywords

Reports; Government; Labour Party; Exports; UK; Conservative Party; Arms sales; Political parties; Party politics; Access to information; Iraq; Scott Report; Political scandals

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