London Irish centre meeting

Title

London Irish centre meeting

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:05

Description

Report on a Labour Party meeting at the London Irish Centre. With speeches by Labour leader, Michael Foot on the Party’s opposition to the use of terrorism to resolve political conflicts, with heckling; Greater London Council leader, Ken Livingstone on relationship with journalists and lack of press coverage. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Michael Foot; Ken Livingstone

Keywords

Internal politics; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Press; UK; Mass media; Journalists; Press coverage

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