LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Calls for a minister for London

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Apr 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

Report on calls by leader of Westminster City Council Dame Shirley Porter for Government to create a new ministerial role specifically for London. Leader of the Labour Association of London Authorities Margaret Hodge calls Shirley Porter hypocritical as she was a key player in the abolition of the GLC which governed London. Speakers are Shirley Porter and Margaret Hodge. Simon Bowden reports.

Contributors

Shirley Porter; Margaret Hodge; Simon Bowden

Keywords

Politics; London; Local authorities; GLC; Mayors; Cabinet ministers; Governance; City councils

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