Thatcher response to Southall riots

Title

Thatcher response to Southall riots

Genre

Speech

TX Date

24 Apr 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

Speech by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher to a meeting of Huddersfield Conservatives, in response to the Southall riots in West London and the death of teacher Blair Peach following clashes between Anti-Nazi League protesters and police. She also talks about her Party’s prospects in the forthcoming General Election.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=104039

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Deaths; Elections; Politics; London; Police; Conservative Party; Violence; Demonstrations; Political parties; Metropolitan Police; National Front; Blair Peach; Anti-Nazi League; Southall; Riots; Policing practice; General elections; Anti-nazi movements; Huddersfield

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