IRA Brighton bombing - Lords reaction

Title

IRA Brighton bombing - Lords reaction

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

17 Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

Report on the House of Lords reaction to the IRA bomb attacks at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton. Includes speeches from Lord Cledwyn (Cledwyn Hughes); Baroness (Beatrice) Seear; and Viscount William (Willie) Whitelaw (who was at the Grand Hotel when the bomb exploded). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

William Whitelaw; Cledwyn Hughes; Beatrice Seear

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Terrorism; Conservative Party; Political conferences; IRA; Conferences; Security measures; Politicians; Bombs; Brighton; Grand Hotel

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