Chris Patten on leaked Labour document

Title

Chris Patten on leaked Labour document

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Jan 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

Conservative Party Chairman Chris Patten on a leaked Labour Party memo (entitled Random Thoughts and produced by Treasury spokesman Chris Smith). The memo calls into question the credibility of Labour leader Neil Kinnock, who claimed he could manage the economy. Ravenscraig and British Steel works as well as the recession are discussed. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Chris Patten

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Economics; Conservative Party; Political leadership; British Steel; Economic recession; Neil Kinnock; Documents; Chris Smith; Ravenscraig Steelworks

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