LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Westland Helicopters - Bribery allegations denied

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

Feb 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Report on the denial by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that she authorised an attempt by two peers to bribe Alan Bristow, Westland shareholder and takeover bidder, with a knighthood to get him to drop opposition to the Sikorsky-Fiat bid for Westland Helicopters. Includes speeches in the House of Commons by Peter Shore, Labour MP, and John Biffen, Leader of the House, who speaks on behalf of Thatcher. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Peter Shore; John Biffen

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Honours; Knighthoods; Ethics; Political corruption; Business acquisitions; Peers; Political scandals; Westland Helicopters; Alan Bristow; Sikorsky

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