Parliament votes against capital punishment
- Title
- Parliament votes against capital punishment
- Genre
- Speech; Parliamentary debate
- TX Date
- 14 Jul 1983
- Year of production
- 1983
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- Duration
- 00:00:33
- Description
- Parliamentary speech by Home Secretary Leon Brittan on the question of capital punishment following a House of Commons vote against its reintroduction.
- Contributors
- Leon Brittan
- Keywords
- Legal procedure; Parliament; Death penalty; House of Commons; Penal sanctions
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