Heysel disaster - Commons debate

Title

Heysel disaster - Commons debate

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

3 Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Peter Murphy reports on a Parliamentary debate following the Heysel Stadium tragedy in Belgium after violence involving Liverpool Football Club and Juventus Football Club fans led to the collapse of part of the terracing. With Commons speeches from: Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister; Neil Kinnock, Labour Party leader.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Murphy; Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Deaths; Politics; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Association football; Hooliganism; Belgium; Football stadiums; Sports stadium disasters; Liverpool Football Club; Brussels; Sports teams; Juventus Football Club; Heysel Stadium disaster (1985)

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