IRA Brighton bombing - Thatcher reaction

Title

IRA Brighton bombing - Thatcher reaction

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

12 Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:00:35

Description

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reaction to press shortly after the IRA bomb explosion at the Grand Hotel in Brighton where she and many Conservative Party colleagues and ministers were staying during the party conference. Says she was still up working at 2.45-3am at which time she believes the bomb went off.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Terrorism; Conservative Party; Political conferences; IRA; Conferences; Politicians; Cabinet ministers; Bombs; Brighton; Grand Hotel

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