Crypto- adjective of the day in Parliament

Title

Crypto- adjective of the day in Parliament

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

19 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:58

Description

Paul Rowley reports from Westminster on Margaret Thatcher not having to apologise to Labour leader Neil Kinnock after calling him a crypto-communist in a heated debate yesterday. Includes Thatcher and Kinnock’s remarks; in the Commons, Labour Party Chairman Stanley Orme questioning the Speaker Bernard Weatherill who responds outlining the rules on the matter; Dennis Skinner, Tristan Garel-Jones and Barry Jones all using phrases starting crypto during debate and Deputy Speaker Harold Walker cautioning them.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock; Paul Rowley; Stan Orme; Harold Walker; Tristan Garel-Jones; Barry Jones

Keywords

Parliament; Parliamentary process; Behaviour

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