Collapse of BCCI bank

Title

Collapse of BCCI bank

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:48

Description

Report on the surprise announcement in the House of Commons of an inquiry into the collapse of bank BCCI, blaming of the Bank of England for not acting sooner and of the Government passing the buck. With Commons speeches from Labour MP Dennis Skinner; Prime Minister John Major; Speaker Bernard Weatherill; Chancellor Norman Lamont; shadow Trade Secretary Gordon Brown; Labour MP Max Madden. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Norman Lamont; Dennis Skinner; John Major; Max Madden; Gordon Brown; Bernard Weatherill

Keywords

Politics; Banks; Bank of England; Bankruptcy; Insolvency; BCCI

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