Christopher Mayhew changes party

Title

Christopher Mayhew changes party

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

11 Jul 1974

Year of production

1974

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Duration

00:04:52

Description

Report on the press conference featuring MP Christopher Mayhew about his decision to quit Labour for the Liberals. He speaks about the Liberal-Labour alliance, how the divisiveness of the party had got worse, his views on Bob Mellish (Labour Party Chairman in London). Also Jeremy Thorpe, Liberal leader on his new recruit. Male reporter not identified (poss. Ed Boyle).

Contributors

Jeremy Thorpe; Christopher Mayhew; Ed Boyle?

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; Members of Parliament; Political allegiance; Party politics; Political coalitions; Bob Mellish; Christopher Mayhew

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