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Jack Ashley, the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South, told the House of Commons on November 29, 1972, that The Sunday Times had run a series of articles on thalidomide that he called brave and brilliant.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Jack Ashley, the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South, told the House of Commons on November 29, 1972, that The Sunday Times had run a series of articles on thalidomide that he called brave and brilliant.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
MP praises Sunday Times reporting
About
incident 1972-uk-sunday-times-thalidomide-injunction
Source
Thalidomide Children, House of Commons debate, 29 November 1972
Publisher
Hansard, UK Parliament
Method
primary document
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1972-11-29

Quotation from the source

a series of articles in The Sunday Times which was both brave and brilliant