UK troops in Bosnia

Title

UK troops in Bosnia

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

31 May 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:06:32

Description

Ed Boyle reports on an emergency House of Commons debate on military situation in Bosnia, and the thirty-three British peacekeepers being held in Bosnian Serb captivity; need for British reinforcements in the region. Includes speeches by Prime Minister, John Major; Tony Blair, Labour leader; Paddy Ashdown, Liberal-Democrat leader; also MPs: Dr. David Clark; Malcolm Rifkind; Teresa Gorman; Sir Edward Heath; John Home-Robertson; Tony Benn; David Howell; John Taylor; Sir Peter Tapsell.

Contributors

Edward Heath; Tony Benn; David Howell; Malcolm Rifkind; John Major; Paddy Ashdown; Tony Blair; Peter Tapsell; John Taylor; Ed Boyle; Teresa Gorman; David Clark; John Home-Robertson

Keywords

UK; Ethnic conflicts; Military affairs; Military personnel; NATO; Hostages; Warfare; War (concept); Wars (events); Yugoslavia; Civil wars (events); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Yugoslav War (1991-1995)

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