LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Kenneth Newman on inner cities

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:40

Description

Report on Metropolitan Police Commissioner Kenneth Newman’s interview with journalists, including the Daily Mail’s Ann Leslie, for Channel 4’s Face the Press programme, following recent riots. Includes extracts, with Newman arguing more money should not be pumped into inner cities, and defending his force’s actions prior to the Broadwater Farm riot. Also reports on MP Enoch Powell’s views on reasons for riots. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Kenneth Newman; Channel 4; Ann Leslie

Keywords

Politics; Social problems; Interethnic relations; Police; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Policing practice; Television programmes; Police personnel; Black peoples; Cities; Enoch Powell; Residential estates; Kenneth Newman; Face the Press

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