IRA Brighton bombing - Whitelaw response

Title
IRA Brighton bombing - Whitelaw response
Genre
Interview
TX Date
Oct 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:00:21
Description
Deputy Prime Minister Viscount William Whitelaw responds to the IRA bomb attack at the Conservative Party conference in Brighton - says the best defence against terrorism is to carry on and not let it upset plans. Interviewer not heard.
Contributors
William Whitelaw
Keywords
Terrorism; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Terrorists; IRA; Conferences; Politicians; Bombs; Brighton; Grand Hotel

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LBC/IRN, "IRA Brighton bombing - Whitelaw response". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0010600186029 (Accessed 03 Jun 2026)