LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Father Ryan extradition debate

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

13 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:34

Description

The news of the refusal by the Irish Attorney General to extradite IRA suspect Father Patrick Ryan from Ireland to the UK because of fears he wouldn’t get a fair trial wasn’t greeted with much enthusiasm in Westminster. Peter Spencer reports on angry exchanges in the Commons. Includes speeches by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Spencer; Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Deportation; Terrorism; Ireland; UK; IRA; Legal decisions; Right to justice; Patrick Ryan

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