Bosnian refugees refused admission to UK

Title
Bosnian refugees refused admission to UK
Genre
News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
TX Date
18 Nov 1992
Year of production
1992
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Duration
00:03:09
Description
Paul Rowley reports on the Home Office decision not to admit 170 Bosnian refugees, stranded on the Austrian-Slovenian border, into the UK. In Parliament, Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke defended the decision, saying he could not bend the rules. Shadow Home Secretary, Tony Blair says the people will go back to refugee camps if they are not granted asylum. Conservative backbencher, Sir Giles Shaw and Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesman, Robert Maclennan also contribute to the debate.
Contributors
Kenneth Clarke; Paul Rowley; Tony Blair; Giles Shaw; Robert Maclennan
Keywords
Government; UK; Charities; Refugees; Red Cross; War (concept); Wars (events); Bosnia; Yugoslavia; Civil wars (events); Asylum seekers; Yugoslav War (1991-1995); ALERT

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LBC/IRN, "Bosnian refugees refused admission to UK". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0006100289013 (Accessed 25 Mar 2026)