Viscount Hailsham
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(8 years, 4 months ago)
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Lord Keen of Elie
My Lords, that will be a matter for the new Home Secretary.
Viscount Hailsham (Con)
My Lords, may I reinforce the caution shown by my noble and learned friend? While it may be the case that individual police officers were guilty of misconduct or overreaction, the primary responsibility for what happened rests on the leaders of the mining community, who brought very large numbers of people to the site and were prepared to use force and threats of force in order to implement policies that were as much political as industrial. Had they succeeded, that would have subverted the principles of democratic government.
Lord Keen of Elie
I think the factual circumstances of the incident at Orgreave are well known, and I would not seek to elaborate upon them.