Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.27.11
Object Name
booklet
Title
'Leon Brittan's visit to Manchester University Student's Union 1st March 1985'
Place
UK, Manchester, Manchester University
People
Leon Brittan
Events
Battle of Brittan
Date
1984
Description
Booklet 'Leon Brittan's visit to Manchester University Student's Union 1st March 1985', a report published by the Independent Inquiry Panel, part of Manchester City Council.
The front cover is green with yellow horizontal stripes at the top and bottom. The title of the book is printed in white in the centre. The information about the inquiry panel is printed at the bottom, next to the panel's crest. The reverse is the same colours, with a black and white photograph of Leon Brittan being escorted by police.
Leon Brittan was a British Conservative politician who served in Margaret Thatcher's government. Between 1983 and 1985, Brittan served as Home Secretary. On 1 March 1985, Brittan visited Manchester University Students Union. A demonstration by around 500 people protesting government policies was heavily policed. When Brittan was pelted with eggs, police riot squad officers charged into the crows and made a number of arrests. The incident became known as the Battle of Brittan.
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