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Commons debate on the Local Government Bill (1986)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
House of Commons debate on the Local Government Bill. Conservative MP, Patrick Jenkin on how much the Great London Council has cost ratepayers, and the savings which would result from its abolition. An...
Westland affair - Three-hour debate (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on a three-hour debate on the Westland Helicopters controversy over a leaked letter to Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine that led to his resignation. House of Commons speeches - with heckling in the...
Westland affair - Leon Brittan’s political career (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on Leon Brittan’s political career, following his resignation as Trade and Industry Secretary over the Westland Helicopters leaked letter controversy. Includes House of Commons speeches by Leon...
Westland Helicopters - Bribery allegations denied (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the denial by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that she authorised an attempt by two peers to bribe Alan Bristow, Westland shareholder and takeover bidder, with a knighthood to get him to drop...
Thatcher achieves 11 years as Conservative leader (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the Prime Minister’s Question Time which marked eleven years of Margaret Thatcher as Conservative Party leader. Includes speeches by Thatcher (in which she says she has seen off three Labour...
Lords on crime (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on a House of Lords debate on law and order. Includes speeches by Lord Harris of Greenwich (John Harris); Baroness Phillips (Norah Phillips); Lord Hutchinson (Jeremy Hutchinson); Lord Mishcon (Victor...
UK supports US attack on Libya (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the first House of Commons sitting after the US airstrikes on suspected terrorist targets in Libya. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher defends both the US military action and the decision to let the...
Debate on South African sanctions (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the increasing pressure on UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher to impose sanctions on South Africa. Includes parliamentary debate, with speeches by Margaret Thatcher; Peter Shore; David Owen. Male...
Victor Paige resigns from NHS Management Board (1986)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech
Report on the departure of Victor Paige from the NHS Management Board (03/06/87), and a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Staffordshire. Includes House of Commons speeches by Health Secretary, Norman...
Parliament debates Anglo-Irish Agreement and RUC attacks (1986)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on a House of Commons debate on the Anglo-Irish Agreement and attacks on Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) homes in Northern Ireland. Speeches by: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, urging continuation...