Title

Whitelaw on death sentence vote

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Jul 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:01:40

Description

Interview with Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw on calls from within the Conservative Party for the reintroduction of capital punishment in the UK prior to a free Parliamentary vote on the issue and outlines his stance. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

William Whitelaw

Keywords

Parliamentary bills; Death penalty; UK; Penal sanctions

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