Prime Minister’s Question Time

Title

Prime Minister’s Question Time

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

2 Jul 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:52

Description

Report on Parliamentary proceedings at Prime Minister’s Question Time. Labour MP, Tony Lloyd attacks Margaret Thatcher over the Government’s policies regarding inner city deprivation; Labour leader Neil Kinnock asks why Geoffrey Collier received only a £25,000 fine as a sentence for insider dealing, instead of two years; Dennis Skinner asks Thatcher not to vote on the poll tax as she stands to benefit from it. Female reporter not identified.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=106906

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock; Dennis Skinner; Tony Lloyd

Keywords

Government; Crime; Conservative Party; Urban regeneration; Penal sanctions; Community charge; Share dealing; Sentencing; Urban communities; Geoffrey Collier

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