Death of Ian Gow - Peter Brooke pays tribute

Title

Death of Ian Gow - Peter Brooke pays tribute

Genre

Press conference; Tribute

TX Date

30 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:14

Description

Northern Ireland Secretary, Peter Brooke pays tribute to murdered Conservative MP, Ian Gow, who was killed this morning by an IRA car bomb at his home in East Sussex. Refers to Gow’s strong support of unionism in Northern Ireland which may have contributed to him becoming a target for the IRA.

Contributors

Peter Brooke

Keywords

Deaths; Motor vehicles; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; UK; Terrorists; Cars; IRA; Members of Parliament; Unionism (Irish politics); Bombs; Freedom of speech; Ian Gow

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