Protests at Chirac visit to UK

Title

Protests at Chirac visit to UK

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Oct 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:18

Description

Interview with Janet Bloomfield, CND, during a protest at Whitehall in London against the visit of French President Jacques Chirac amid controversy over nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean. UK Prime Minister John Major has offered his support to Chirac over the affair but Bloomfield says the PM is out of touch with British people. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

Janet Bloomfield

Keywords

UK; Political protests; Great Britain; France; Prime ministers; Jacques Chirac; Heads of state; Presidents; CND; Anti-nuclear movements; John Major; Nuclear weapons testing

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