Mike Bennett on accusations of racism

Title

Mike Bennett on accusations of racism

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

16 Oct 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:37

Description

Report on the Annual General Meeting of the Metropolitan Police Federation. Includes speech by Mike Bennett who says that claims by politicians that the Force is racist are damaging its relations with the public. Also includes speech by Home Secretary Douglas Hurd, in which he pledges to assist the Force as best he can. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd; Mike Bennett

Keywords

Politics; Police; Conferences; Racism; Public relations; Institutional racism; Meetings; Anti-racism; Metropolitan Police Federation; Douglas Hogg

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