Tom Pendry on leaving the Whips Office

Title

Tom Pendry on leaving the Whips Office

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jan 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:07:07

Description

Labour MP, Tom Pendry discusses why he has left the Whips Office after five years, saying that he wants to concentrate on constituency issues. Pendry describes how he is looking forward to returning to the backbenches but says he will remain a loyal member of the Labour Party. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Ed Boyle).

Contributors

Ed Boyle?; Tom Pendry

Keywords

Government; Labour Party; Parliament; Political allegiance; Roy Jenkins; Tom Pendry; Political behaviour

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