Gordon Brown on Rover sale sweeteners

Title

Gordon Brown on Rover sale sweeteners

Genre

Interview

TX Date

28 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:41

Description

Labour Party trade and industry spokesman Gordon Brown says the Government and Nicholas Ridley in particular should apologise for wasting taxpayers money and Margaret Thatcher should come clean about her involvement. Follows report by EC Commissioner Leon Brittan saying government financial sweeteners to British Aerospace during their takeover of Rover were unlawful. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Gordon Brown

Keywords

Reports; Economic competition; Margaret Thatcher; British Aerospace; Political corruption; Business acquisitions; Leon Brittan; Nicholas Ridley; Rover; EC

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