LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Parliamentary response to Toxteth and Southall riots

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

6 Jul 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:04

Description

Report on Parliamentary debate following the riots in Toxteth, Liverpool and Southall, London this weekend. Includes statement by Home Secretary William (Willie) Whitelaw; speeches by shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley; UUP MP Enoch Powell. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

William Whitelaw; Roy Hattersley; Enoch Powell

Keywords

London; Law enforcement; Social problems; Housing; Police; Liverpool; Violence; Unemployment; Social services; Southall; Riots; Toxteth; Urban areas; Youth unemployment; Asphyxiating and poisonous gases; Deprivation; Protective clothing

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