Home Secretary statement on Cumbrian shootings
4 June 2010
Theresa May, the new Secretary of State for the Home Department, made a statement in the House of Commons on the shootings that took place on 2 June in Cumbria.
- Video and Audio: Cumbrian Shooting Incident
- Commons Hansard: Cumbrian Shooting Incident
- About Parliament: Ministerial Statements
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