James Callaghan after Southall riots

Title

James Callaghan after Southall riots

Genre

Press conference; Speech

TX Date

24 Apr 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:00:40

Description

Press statement by UK Prime Minister James Callaghan in which he compares the National Front to the Nazis. The comments come after the death of teacher Blair Peach at an Anti-Nazi League rally in Southall, West London, following alleged police brutality by the Special Patrol Group unit of the Metropolitan Police.

Contributors

James Callaghan

Keywords

Deaths; London; Police; Violence; Demonstrations; Metropolitan Police; National Front; Blair Peach; Anti-Nazi League; Southall; Riots; Policing practice; Nazism; Anti-nazi movements

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