Commons debate on Bristol riots
- Title
- Commons debate on Bristol riots
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 4 Mar 1980
- Year of production
- 1980
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- Duration
- 00:03:22
- Description
- Report on a House of Commons debate focusing on the handling by Avon and Somerset Police of the riots in the St Pauls area of Bristol (02/04/80). Speaking are: Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw; shadow Home Secretary Merlyn Rees; Eldon Griffiths; Enoch Powell; Tony Benn. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy?).
- Contributors
- Merlyn Rees; William Whitelaw; Tony Benn; Enoch Powell; Eldon Griffiths; Peter Murphy?
- Keywords
- Social conflicts; Crime; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Police; Riots; Policing practice; Urban areas; Bristol; Avon and Somerset Police; St. Pauls
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LBC/IRN, "Commons debate on Bristol riots". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0003500147011 (Accessed 01 Jun 2025)