Commons debates capital punishment

Title

Commons debates capital punishment

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

14 Jul 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:04:40

Description

Peter Spencer reports on a Parliamentary debate prior to a House of Commons vote on the issue of capital punishment particularly with regards to Northern Ireland terrorists (13/07/83). Speaking are: motion proposer Conservative MP Edward Gardner; Home Secretary Leon Brittan; shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley; Roy Jenkins, SDP; Ian Paisley, DUP leader; John Hume, SDLP leader.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Roy Hattersley; Roy Jenkins; Ian Paisley; Edward Gardner; Leon Brittan; John Hume

Keywords

Politics; Legal procedure; Northern Ireland; Death penalty; Terrorists; Homicide; Murderers; Penal sanctions; Crime prevention; Hanging; Trial by jury; Imprisonment

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