Prime Minister's Questions
Question Time
1990-06-10T20:56:19-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDJjXC8xOTkwMDYxMDIwNTkwMTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mrs. Thatcher addressed a question from Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on reports alleging that she had privately admitted that the new poll tax was a mistake. On the night before this session the House of Lords had narrowly defeated the War Crimes Bill which would allow British courts to prosecute alleged Nazi war criminals living in Britain. In addition to the sensitivity of the issue, this bill has set up a sort of constitutional crisis. The House of Commons can override House of Lords opposition to bills, but it has not used this power in over forty years.
Mrs. Thatcher addressed a question from Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on reports alleging that she had privately admitted that the new…
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Mrs. Thatcher addressed a question from Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on reports alleging that she had privately admitted that the new poll tax was a mistake. On the night before this session the House of Lords had narrowly defeated the War Crimes Bill which would allow British courts to prosecute alleged Nazi war criminals living in Britain. In addition to the sensitivity of the issue, this bill has set up a sort of constitutional crisis. The House of Commons can override House of Lords opposition to bills, but it has not used this power in over forty years. close
Mrs. Thatcher addressed a question from Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on reports alleging that she had privately admitted that the new… read more
Mrs. Thatcher addressed a question from Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on reports alleging that she had privately admitted that the new poll tax was a mistake. On the night before this session the House of Lords had narrowly defeated the War Crimes Bill which would allow British courts to prosecute alleged Nazi war criminals living in Britain. In addition to the sensitivity of the issue, this bill has set up a sort of constitutional crisis. The House of Commons can override House of Lords opposition to bills, but it has not used this power in over forty years. close
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