Geoffrey Prime spying affair

Title

Geoffrey Prime spying affair

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

11 Jan 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:21:02

Description

Parliamentary statement and debate on Geoffrey Prime after his conviction for spying and child abuse. Speaking are: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Labour Party leader Michael Foot; Conservative Ray Whitney; Labour’s Ted Leadbitter; SDP’s George Cunningham; Conservative Patrick Cormac; and Labour’s Nigel Spearing. Commentary by Peter Allen.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Allen; Nigel Spearing; Michael Foot; George Cunningham; Patrick Cormack; Ray Whitney; Ted Leadbitter

Keywords

Politics; UK; USSR; Child abuse; Espionage; Imprisonment; State security; Spies; Trials; Conviction; Intelligence service; GCHQ; Official Secrets Act; Criminal investigation; Sentencing; Paedophilia; Sexual offences; Security breaches; Advertisements; Geoffrey Prime

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