Privatisation of Rover - illegal sweeteners

Title

Privatisation of Rover - illegal sweeteners

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

29 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:10

Description

Des Fahy reports from Westminster on how the Government’s use of financial incentives to British Aerospace in order to reach a deal during the sale and privatisation of British Aerospace’s subsidiary Rover has been deemed illegal under European law by Leon Brittan, European Commissioner for Competition. Speakers include Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Labour leader Neil Kinnock; Trade and Industry Secretary, Nicholas Ridley; Shadow Industry Secretary, Gordon Brown; Liberal Democrat MP Alex Carlile.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock; Nicholas Ridley; Des Fahy; Gordon Brown; Alex Carlile

Keywords

Politics; Companies; Government; UK; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; British Aerospace; Privatization; Political corruption; Europe; Aerospace industry; Public Accounts Committee; Leon Brittan; Rover; Audit committees

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