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76 results found for '"Southall"' in Keywords.
Indira Gandhi visits Southall during demonstration (1978)
- Genre
- News report
David Jarvis reports on a rowdy demonstration in Southall, West London, during a visit by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Moraji Desai visits Southall in London (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Moraji Desai, Prime Minister of India, visits Southall in London. He is greeted by crowds, with jeers and shouts of protest. John Armstrong reports on the reasons for his hostile reception, which are given...
Police blamed for Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Vishnu Sharma, President of the Indian Workers’ Association in Southall, where he blames the police for violence at a Anti-Nazi League demonstration in Southall during which protester Blair Peach died in...
James Callaghan after Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Press conference; Speech
Press statement by UK Prime Minister James Callaghan in which he compares the National Front to the Nazis. The comments come after the death of teacher Blair Peach at an Anti-Nazi League rally in Southall,...
Thatcher responds to Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher to a meeting of Huddersfield Conservatives, in response to the Southall riots in West London and the death of teacher Blair Peach following clashes...
National Front response to Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with National Front leader John Tyndall responding to the Southall riots in West London where NF supporters and Anti-Nazi League protesters clashed and were confronted by the Special Patrol Group...
Willie Whitelaw on Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; Press conference
Press interview with Conservative home affairs spokesman Willie Whitelaw responding to the Southall riots in West London, where NF supporters and Anti-Nazi League protesters clashed, and were confronted by...
Police action defended after Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on comments at a press conference by Sir David McNee, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, where he defends his force’s response (and in particular the behaviour of the Special Patrol Group (SPG) unit)...
Police action defended after Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Special Patrol Group of the Metropolitan Police, Wilf Gibson, where he defends his unit in response to criticism of their behaviour during the Southall...
Police meet with Home Secretary after Southall riots (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with head of the Police Federation, Jim Jardine, about a meeting with Home Secretary Merlyn Rees where he stressed the need for more effective protective equipment for the police and power to ban...