Reduction in armed forces

Title

Reduction in armed forces

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

16 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:07

Description

Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on the Government surviving a backbench revolt over plans to reduce Britain’s armed forces by a quarter. Includes Commons speeches by Defence Minister, Archie Hamilton; former Scottish Solicitor General, Sir Nicholas Fairbairn; Conservative rebel Nicholas Winterton; Defence Minister, Alan Clark; and Conservative MP, Winston Churchill. On LBC Newstalk for FM breakfast programme.

Contributors

Archie Hamilton; Nicholas Winterton; Nicholas Fairbairn; Paul Rowley; LBC Newstalk; Winston Churchill (b. 1940); Alan Clark (MP)

Keywords

Budgets; Politics; Government; Armed forces; Cost reduction; Military personnel

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