Lord Chelwood on poll tax vote
- Title
- Lord Chelwood on poll tax vote
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 24 May 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:02:02
- Description
- Lord Chelwood (Tufton Beamish), who led the backbench rebellion in the House of Lords to amend poll tax (community charge) legislation, admits he was outmanoeuvered following the vote going the Government’s way after a three-line whip was applied to House of Lords members. He talks to Paul Rowley of our Westminster staff.
- Contributors
- Paul Rowley; Tufton Beamish
- Keywords
- Politics; Legislation; Parliamentary bills; House of Lords; Community charge; Local taxation
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