LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Rover sale debate in Commons

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

1 Feb 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:41

Description

Peter Murphy reports from the House of Commons, where a debate about the takeover of Rover by BMW rages. Opinions - including those of Conservative MP, Cheryl Gillan, Prime Minister John Major, and Opposition leader, John Smith - are mixed.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; John Major; John Smith; Cheryl Gillan

Keywords

Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Germany; Employees; International trade; Business acquisitions; GATT; Rover; BAe; BMW

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