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Arms to Iraq affair

Title
Arms to Iraq affair
Genre
Interview
TX Date
20 Jun 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:06:18
Description
Interview with shadow Trade Secretary, Jack Cunningham, following a Parliamentary debate on the Arms to Iraq scandal. Cunningham claims the House has been misled about the affair in the past and despite the Commons defeat of the Labour Party motion calling for an independent inquiry into the scandal, he still feels MPs and the public are owed an explanation. Male interviewer not identified.
Contributors
Jack Cunningham
Keywords
Companies; Government; Exports; UK; Arms sales; Arms industry; Iraq; Political scandals; BMARC

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