Miners strike - Debate over police action

Title

Miners strike - Debate over police action

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Mar 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Report on calls (by Labour MP Tony Benn) for a Parliamentary debate and party political disagreement over the way police are dealing with the pickets in the miners’ strike. Includes interviews with Home Secretary Leon Brittan; Labour Party Chairman Eric Heffer; leader of the Kent miners Jack Collins. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Eric Heffer; Leon Brittan; Jack Collins

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Violence; NUM; Policing practice; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Strikes (events)

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