Douglas Hurd on Hillsborough

Title

Douglas Hurd on Hillsborough

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:19

Description

The Home Secretary Douglas Hurd says the accusations and counter accusations between police and Liverpool fans over the Hillsborough stadium disaster (15/04/89) are not helpful to anyone; also on whether fences round pitches should now be taken down; his visit to Hillsborough and the hospitals; the press coverage; his message for the people of Liverpool and what he will be thinking of during the silence later today. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Police; Association football; Safety; Sheffield; Football stadiums; Liverpool Football Club; Disasters (events); Nottingham Forest Football Club; Hillsborough Stadium disaster (1989)

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