Michael Mates on Asil Nadir

Title

Michael Mates on Asil Nadir

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

29 Jun 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Report on the impassioned resignation speech in the House of Commons by former Northern Ireland Minister Michael Mates (with excerpts) on his contact with fugitive businessman Asil Nadir, failures in Nadir’s fraud trial, and his resignation from Cabinet over it. Includes Speaker Betty Boothroyd interrupting. Des Fahy reports.

Contributors

Betty Boothroyd; Michael Mates; Des Fahy

Keywords

Politics; Fraud; Conspiracy; Trials; Cabinet ministers; Allegations; Resignation (political); Serious Fraud Office; Right to justice; Asil Nadir

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