Conservative conference - John Boyd-Carpenter on proposals to abolish House of Lords

Title

Conservative conference - John Boyd-Carpenter on proposals to abolish House of Lords

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Oct 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Lord Boyd-Carpenter, speaking at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton, criticises Labour MP, Tony Benn’s proposal to abolish the House of Lords, saying that it would lead to tyranny.

Contributors

John Boyd-Carpenter

Keywords

Politics; Parliament; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; House of Lords; Political reform; Tony Benn

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