Miners strike - Dennis Skinner on NUM-Libya LINK

Title

Miners strike - Dennis Skinner on NUM-Libya LINK

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Interview with Labour MP Dennis Skinner MP on the controversy over alleged financial links between the National Union of Mineworkers and Libya. Comes months after the shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher by Libyan diplomats at their London embassy. Skinner appears to hang-up on the interviewer. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Neil Mainland).

Contributors

Dennis Skinner; Neil Mainland?

Keywords

Trade unions; Money; Strikes; Labour disputes; UK; NUM; Finance; Coal miners; Banks; Libya; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Financial institutions; City of London; International banking; Strikes (events)

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