Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions

Title

Thatcher opposes Commonwealth over South African sanctions

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

26 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:53

Description

Paul Rowley reports from the Commons following Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s rebel stand at the Commonwealth conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she issued a statement opposing economic sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa in breach of the official communique. Commons speeches from Thatcher; Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock and Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock; Paul Rowley; Paddy Ashdown

Keywords

South Africa; Great Britain; Apartheid; International relations; Conferences; Economic sanctions; Commonwealth of Nations; Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur

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