LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Neil Kinnock on child benefit freeze

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:43

Description

Peter Murphy interviews Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock who feels Margaret Thatcher is cheating mothers by probable planning to freeze child benefit payments for the second year running and not raise them in line wih inflation. He says a more targeted benefit would not be helpful.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Politics; Social security; Margaret Thatcher; Child Benefit

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