Harriet Harman on MI5 case ruling

Title

Harriet Harman on MI5 case ruling

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Labour MP Harriet Harman and Neil Kinnock’s former press secretary Patricia Hewitt have won a human rights ruling against the British internal security service, MI5, by whom they had been classified as subversives and put under surveillance. Harriet Harman comments, and criticises recent Government legislation passed to make it more difficult for others to bring similar cases. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Harriet Harman

Keywords

Politics; Human rights; Government; Law enforcement; Members of Parliament; National Council for Civil Liberties; Civil and political rights; Intelligence service; Lawsuits; Harriet Harman; Surveillance; Patricia Hewitt

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