State of Conservative Party

Title

State of Conservative Party

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

9 Jan 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

Report on the state of the Conservative Government as MPs return to the House of Commons from their winter break with Europe and Northern Ireland peace process remaining big issues. Jason Kaye reports. With Prime Minister John Major speaking on BBC television (saying no to referendum on Europe); and interviews with former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath and Sinn Fein Northern Ireland Chairman Mitchel McLaughlin.

Contributors

Edward Heath; John Major; BBC; Jason Kaye; Mitchel McLaughlin

Keywords

Internal politics; Labour Party; Northern Ireland; UK; Referenda; Conservative Party; IRA; Political parties; Conferences; Sinn Fein; Peacebuilding; Europe; Public opinion polls; Single currency (Europe); John Major; Gordon Brown

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