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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