LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Miners return home after closures rally

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

22 Oct 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Mary Wimpress reports from Newcastle on the return home of thousands of miners following a mass rally at Westminster as Parliament debated the future of coal pits. The Government won the Commons vote on pit closures- 10 to close after consultation and 21 still in balance- but more rallies have been planned. Includes vox pop with miners on the way home.

Contributors

Mary Wimpress

Keywords

London; Political protests; Coal mining; Demonstrations; Coal industry; Coal miners; Coal mines; Newcastle; Mine closures

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