Authorised telephone surveillance

Title

Authorised telephone surveillance

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

12 Mar 1985

Year of production

1985

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:02:16

Description

Report on Parliamentary debate on new legislation following allegations of telephone tapping by MI5 of subjects who do not pose a threat to national security. With Commons speeches from Home Secretary Leon Brittan (outlining new legal framework for surveillance); Labour Party MP Harriet Harman; Labour MP Gerald Kaufman. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Gerald Kaufman; Harriet Harman; Leon Brittan

Keywords

Legislation; Parliamentary bills; State security; Civil and political rights; Intelligence service; Interception of communication

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.