Ron Brown banned from Commons after outburst

Title
Ron Brown banned from Commons after outburst
Genre
Interview
TX Date
21 Apr 1988
Year of production
1988
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Duration
00:02:05
Description
The Scottish Labour MP Ron Brown was suspended from the House of Commons for 20 days last night, for damaging the Commons mace in an angry outburst and for refusing to apologise. Brown talks to Richard Bestic in an exclusive interview.
Contributors
Richard Bestic; Ron Brown
Keywords
Labour Party; House of Commons; Penal sanctions; Members of Parliament; Politicians; Behaviour; Ron Brown

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