Norman Tebbit defends Cricket Test remark
- Title
- Norman Tebbit defends Cricket Test remark
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 20 Apr 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:05:53
- Description
- Former Conservative Party Chairman, Norman Tebbit defends his comments on race and immigration, specifically his comment about Britain’s Asians not passing the Cricket Test because they would rather support India or Pakistan against England. Tebbit criticises media spin on the subject, claiming it was meant in a light-hearted manner. Interview conducted by Clive Myrie.
- Contributors
- Norman Tebbit; Clive Myrie
- Keywords
- Interethnic relations; UK; Conservative Party; Immigration; Cricket; Edward Heath; Members of Parliament; Mass media; Norman Tebbit; Politicians; Enoch Powell; Asian peoples; Sports teams
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LBC/IRN, "Norman Tebbit defends Cricket Test remark". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0004100416001 (Accessed 02 May 2025)