Parliament debates Strangeways Prison siege

Title

Parliament debates Strangeways Prison siege

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

5 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Report on an update by Home Secretary David Waddington in the House of Commons about the Strangeways Prison riot and decision to hold an inquiry led by Lord Justice (Harry) Woolf, and reaction with questions over prison staffing levels and prisoners’ contact with families. With Commons speeches by: David Waddington; shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley; Labour MP Dale Campbell-Savours; Conservative MP Antony Beaumont-Dark; Labour MP Eric Heffer. Peter Russell reports from Westminster.

Contributors

Eric Heffer; Roy Hattersley; Anthony Beaumont-Dark; Dale Campbell-Savours; David Waddington; Peter Russell

Keywords

Prisons; Manchester; Riots; Sieges; Prison officers; Prisoners; Strangeways Prison; Harry Woolf

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