Johnson Mathey bank affair

Title

Johnson Mathey bank affair

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:58

Description

Report on Labour MP Brian Sedgemore’s Commons call for an inquiry into the Johnson Matthey affair and allegations of fraud in the wake of the bank’s collapse and takeover by the Bank of England. Includes extracts, with Sedgemore accusing Chancellor Nigel Lawson of perverting the course of justice. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Brian Sedgemore

Keywords

Fraud; Banks; Bank of England; Nigel Lawson; Bankruptcy; Business failures; Johnson Matthey

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