LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Hilary Armstrong on Westminster Council asbestos report

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Nov 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:01:53

Description

Labour Party local government spokeswoman Hilary Armstrong on allegations made in a confidential report that Conservative run Westminster City Council put the health of over 100 homeless families at risk by housing them in tower blocks they knew to contain asbestos. Armstrong calls on the government and John Major as head of the Conservative Party to take action, and on Westminster Council to follow up and monitor the families involved.

Contributors

Hilary Armstrong

Keywords

Dangerous materials; Reports; Conservative Party; BBC; Council housing; Homeless people; Westminster City Council; John Major; Television documentaries; Asbestos; Public Eye

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