Mothers Lobby House Of Lords (1968)

Unissued / unused material. Mothers lobby House of Lords, Westminster Palace, London. Various shots of large group of mothers and children outside the House of Lords. The mother are handing over a petition with 90,000 signatures calling for better state nursery education. Banners with slogans on are pinned to the women’s clothing and the children’s prams. CU Labour MP Joan Lester, the leader of the mothers. CU as toddler pushes toy pram containing the petition into the House, passing policemen and crowds. Date on dope sheet is 21/05/1968. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British