Lord Clark of Windermere
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(8 years, 10 months ago)
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Lord Keen of Elie
I cannot accept that there has been an excessive move by the police in regard to these matters.
Lord Clark of Windermere (Lab)
My Lords, it is with regret that I heard the comment from the other side of the House blaming the miners’ leaders. I represented a mining community in the other House and I was very proud to do so. I was very active during the strike in 1984, and I must say that I saw police violence as well. I feel that there ought to be a general inquiry about the policing of the miners’ strike—because it is one of the reasons for the disenchantment with politics that we saw three weeks ago in the Brexit vote.
Lord Keen of Elie
I am not going to anticipate a decision that will be made by the future Home Secretary, but I would observe that, following the incident at Orgreave, 51 pickets and 72 policemen were injured.