Debate on Currie’s egg remarks

Title

Debate on Currie’s egg remarks

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

16 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:37

Description

Report on a Parliamentary debate in which junior health minister Edwina Currie faced criticism from both sides of the House over her remarks about salmonella-infected eggs. Speeches by Hal Miller; Kenneth Clarke; Sir Robin Maxwell-Hyslop; Margaret Thatcher; Robin Cook; Neil Kinnock. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Robin Cook; Neil Kinnock; Kenneth Clarke; Hal Miller; Robin Maxwell-Hyslop

Keywords

Government; Agriculture; Farming; Conservative Party; Safety; Food; Ministers; Eggs; Edwina Currie; Salmonella; Poultry farming; Poultry industry

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