Paul Condon sparks racism row

Title

Paul Condon sparks racism row

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Jul 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Condon has declared that young black men carry out the majority of muggings in London, starting off a furious racism row. Sir Paul was appealing to black community leaders to help solve the problem of street crime when he made the controversial remark. Interview with Home Secretary, Michael Howard, on Sir Paul’s comments and breakdown of crime statistics into ethnic background of offenders. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Michael Howard

Keywords

London; Interethnic relations; Police; Metropolitan Police; Racism; Black peoples; Mugging; Crime statistics; Paul Condon

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