1961: Should IRISH IMMIGRATION to BRITAIN be Restricted? | Panorama | World of Work | BBC Archive

"A stormy question."

Panorama's John Morgan considers whether immigrants from the Republic of Ireland should still be freely admitted into Britain, at a time when the number of citizens admitted from Commonwealth countries are being restricted.

With Irish workers playing such a huge role in the construction, hospitality and nursing sectors, can Britain afford to lose them?

Clip taken from Panorama, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 20 November, 1961.




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