Back to basics campaign

Title

Back to basics campaign

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

11 Jan 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:44

Description

Peter Russell reports from Westminster on the first Prime Minister’s question time after the Christmas break where the Labour Party attacked John Major’s Back to Basics campaign which has been associated with a recent string of scandals involving Conservative ministers and MPs. With Commons speeches from: John Denham; Speaker Betty Boothroyd; Commons Leader Tony Newton fielding the questions (John Major in Brussels for NATO summit); Labour Party leader John Smith.

Contributors

John Smith; Tony Newton; Peter Russell; John Denham

Keywords

Government; Taxation; Conservative Party; Members of Parliament; Politicians; Moral values; Cabinet ministers; John Major; Resignation (political); Morality

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