Whitelaw Commons statement on Toxteth and Southall riots
- Title
- Whitelaw Commons statement on Toxteth and Southall riots
- Genre
- Speech
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:02:26
- Description
- Commons statement by Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw on the weekend’s riots in Toxteth and Southall, including pledging full support for the police to take action where necessary to suppress the violence and details of investigations to be held.
- Contributors
- William Whitelaw
- Keywords
- London; Emergency services; Law enforcement; Police; Liverpool; Violence; Southall; Riots; Policing practice; Toxteth; Merseyside; Asphyxiating and poisonous gases; Protective clothing
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