LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Lord Denning on Profumo papers release

Genre

Interview

TX Date

31 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Interview with Lord Denning (Tom Denning) about the release of public documents under the thirty year rule which relate to the Profumo affair scandal in 1963. He was in charge of the inquiry into the scandal at the time. Some papers have been released but others, including 3 complete files from Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s personal documents, are to remain under lock and key. Lord Denning believes it is right not all the documents are to be made public. Male interviewer not identified. Audio quiet.

Contributors

Tom Denning

Keywords

Data protection; Conservative Party; Right to information; Politicians; Documents; Official documents; Fashion models; Political scandals; John Profumo; Christine Keeler; Releases (documents)

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