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Mothers for Peace petition (1980)

An interview with the leader of the group. She talks about the petition for World Peace they are collecting to give to Margaret Thatcher. She is collecting as many signatures as possible from mothers who...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Labour leader John Smith dies (1994)

Genre

News report; Speech; Tribute

Peter Murphy reports from Westminster on tributes by MPs from all parties following the sudden death of Labour Party leader John Smith from a heart attack yesterday. Includes announcement by Speaker Betty...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Decision makers (1984)

Genre

Interview; Documentary

Decision Makers: What Now? Presented by Peter Murphy. Examines the political situation in the USSR after the death of President Yuri Andropov. Interviews & speeches: Uk Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher;...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Horace Cutler on retirement (1982)

Genre

Interview

Sir Horace Cutler, former leader of the Greater London Council, on his announcement that he is to step down as leader of its Conservative group. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Labour opposition to Tatchell candidature (1981)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on the support of the Labour Party for leader Michael Foot in preventing prospective Parliamentary candidate, Peter Tatchell, from standing in the Bermondsey election. With comment from deputy leader,...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Political response to loyalist ceasefire (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

In Northern Ireland, loyalist terrorists officially laid down their weapons at midnight, six weeks after the IRA announced the cessation of its 25-year armed struggle against British rule. Dominic...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Kinnock on Tory divisions (1990)

Genre

Parliamentary debate

Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, speaking in the House of Commons, criticises the Conservative Party and says its divisions will not be healed under any leader.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

David Steel on Kinnock attack on Owen (1985)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Liberal Party leader David Steel responding to an attack by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock on SDP leader Dr David Owen. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

TUC conference - CPSA leader being driven out by left-wingers (1987)

Genre

Interview

John McCreadie, Militant and deputy leader of CPSA, says CPSA leader John Ellis is being paranoid - refers to his claims he is being driven out by left-wingers. Also on dispute over Ellis having a car...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Thatcher achieves 11 years as Conservative leader (1986)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

Report on the Prime Minister’s Question Time which marked eleven years of Margaret Thatcher as Conservative Party leader. Includes speeches by Thatcher (in which she says she has seen off three Labour...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio