Title

Thatcher on Handsworth riots

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:01:58

Description

Press interview with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher reacting to the Handsworth riots in Birmingham in 09/85. She comments on what needs to be done to prevent recurrences, to repair the damage, and on policing practice.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher

Keywords

Damage; Interethnic relations; Police; Birmingham; Riots; Policing practice; Handsworth

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