Parliamentary bill to allow war criminal prosecutions

Title

Parliamentary bill to allow war criminal prosecutions

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

Political correspondent Peter Murphy interviews deputy PM Geoffrey Howe about the second attempt to pass a law to allow prosecution of Nazi war criminals in Britain. Would he invoke the Parliament Act to prevent the House of Lords obstructing it for a second time?

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; Peter Murphy

Keywords

Parliamentary bills; Nazis; War crimes; House of Lords; Parliament Act

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