Michael Howard defends record over prisons

Title

Michael Howard defends record over prisons

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

19 Oct 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:04:01

Description

Political correspondent Max Cotton reports on a Parliamentary debate where Michael Howard has made a ferocious defence of his record as the head of the prison service after Labour formally demanded the Home Secretary’s resignation following the controversial sacking of Derek Lewis as Prisons Director-General on 15/10/95. Includes Commons speeches by Michael Howard; shadow Home Secretary Jack Straw; Labour Party leader Tony Blair; Speaker Betty Boothroyd.

Contributors

Jack Straw; Betty Boothroyd; Tony Blair; Michael Howard; Max Cotton

Keywords

Labour Party; Prisons; Party politics; Cabinet ministers; Dismissal from employment; Resignation (political); Prison services; Michael Howard; Derek Lewis

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