Ron Brown banned from Commons after outburst

Title

Ron Brown banned from Commons after outburst

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

The Scottish Labour MP Ron Brown was suspended from the House of Commons for 20 days last night, for damaging the Commons mace in an angry outburst and for refusing to apologise. Brown talks to Richard Bestic in an exclusive interview.

Contributors

Richard Bestic; Ron Brown

Keywords

Labour Party; House of Commons; Penal sanctions; Members of Parliament; Politicians; Behaviour; Ron Brown

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