Riots across UK

Title

Riots across UK

Genre

News report; Special

TX Date

11 Jul 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:04:42

Description

Report on political reaction to rioting and looting across cities in the UK from Leader of the House of Commons Francis Pym, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Shirley Williams of the SDP; and on latest riots- 2 female reporters not identified. Scarlett(?) Maguire(?) reports on riots in London, with actuality. Ends mid-sentence.

Contributors

Scarlett(?) Maguire(?)

Keywords

Politics; London; Margaret Thatcher; Police; Violence; Unemployment; Adolescents; Shirley Williams; Riots; William Whitelaw; Unemployed youth; Cabinet ministers; Looting

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