Title

Conservative conference - Law and order debate

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

Report on the law and order debate, with reference to miners’ strike violence, at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton. With speeches by William Coates(?); former Nottingham policeman Tom Butcher; Home Secretary Leon Brittan. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy or Spencer?).

Contributors

Leon Brittan; William Coates(?); Tom Butcher

Keywords

Politics; Strikes; Labour disputes; Police; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Violence; Conferences; Coal miners; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Brighton; Law and order policy; Strikes (events)

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