Home Secretary on recent riots
- Title
- Home Secretary on recent riots
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 12 Sep 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:04:53
- Description
- George Matheson interviews Home Secretary Kenneth Baker on the recent riots in Newcastle, a result of police chasing 2 joyriders who crashed and died, and similar scenes in Bristol. Baker hopes there will not be copycat disturbances, but claims there is sufficient police presence to put an end to any riots. Also on regeneration money for deprived urban areas.
- Contributors
- Kenneth Baker; George Matheson
- Keywords
- Law enforcement; Crime; Fires; Police; Urban regeneration; Violence; Adolescents; Riots; Policing practice; Newcastle; Bristol; Residential estates; Car theft; Stanley Bailey
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