Government faces criticism of Strangeways riot handling
- Title
- Government faces criticism of Strangeways riot handling
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- 26 Apr 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:02:57
- Description
- Home Secretary, David Waddington, addressing the House of Commons, defends the authorities’ actions during the Strangeways Prison riot, saying that it will affect future Government policy on related matters, and points to criminal investigations that will stem from the siege. His Labour shadow, Roy Hattersley, calls for policy changes. Paul Rowley reports from Westminster.
- Contributors
- Roy Hattersley; Paul Rowley; David Waddington
- Keywords
- Politics; Legislation; Prisons; Prison reform; Manchester; Riots; Trials; Regulation; Government policy; Sieges; Prisoners; Law reform; Law and order policy; Strangeways Prison
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