PM Question time on poll tax and Al Fayed House of Fraser takeover

Title

PM Question time on poll tax and Al Fayed House of Fraser takeover

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

7 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Des Fahy reports from the House of Commons at Question Time where debate centred on the poll tax (community charge) and violent demonstrations against it possibly involving the Militant Tendency and on the government decision not to take action over a Department of Trade report saying Mohamed Al Fayed and brothers had lied when buying the House of Fraser group 5 years ago. Commons speeches by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock; Speaker Sir Bernard Weatherill intervening.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock; Des Fahy; Bernard Weatherill

Keywords

Reports; Political demonstrations; Fraud; Political protests; Business; Corruption; Community charge; Local taxation; Political violence; Business acquisitions; Harrods; Lonrho; Militant Tendency; House of Fraser; Mohamed Al Fayed; Business administration

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