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John Gummer tells Commons there is nothing wrong with British beef

Title
John Gummer tells Commons there is nothing wrong with British beef
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
17 May 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:03:18
Description
Shadow Agriculture Minister Dr David Clark denies calling Agriculture Minister John Gummer a lout. Gummer has insisted in the House of Commons that there is nothing wrong with British beef. Tony Banks takes the Secretary of State to task for criticising his comments on vegetarians. Peter Russell reports from Westminster.
Contributors
John Gummer; Tony Banks; David Clark
Keywords
Health; Meat; Vegetarianism; John Gummer; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Cattle; Meat products; Animal diseases

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