LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Whitelaw on police Special Patrol Group

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

28 Jun 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

In a speech in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw says the presence of the Police Special Patrol Group (SPG) was justified at the Southall race riots in April 1979. Includes a statement on Southall and law in relation to public order.

Contributors

William Whitelaw

Keywords

Politics; London; Law enforcement; Interethnic relations; Police; Southall; Public Order Act, 1936; Riots; Policing practice; Law and order policy

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