Richard Lacey on Currie resignation

Title

Richard Lacey on Currie resignation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:47

Description

Interview with Dr Richard Lacey, Leeds University, following the resignation of junior health minister Edwina Currie over her remarks about salmonella-infected eggs. He claims that the outbreak of salmonella in eggs is on a scale far greater than imagined, and he regrets her decision to resign because, although though he thinks she has been tactless in the past, he says she is honest and truthful. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Richard Lacey

Keywords

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

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