Thatcher on Handsworth riots - Douglas Hurd stoned

Title

Thatcher on Handsworth riots - Douglas Hurd stoned

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:37

Description

Press interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reacting to the Handsworth riots in Birmingham in 09/85. She comments on the stoning of Home Secretary Douglas Hurd during a visit to the area. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Interethnic relations; Police; Birmingham; Riots; Assault; Handsworth; Cabinet ministers; Violence against the person; Douglas Hurd

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