John Major starts libel action

Title

John Major starts libel action

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

29 Jan 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:00:30

Description

Julie Sedgwick reports that Prime Minister John Major has issued libel writs against the New Stateman and Scallywag magazines over allegations about his private life. Includes brief statement by Major who is in Oman.

Contributors

John Major; Julie Sedgwick

Keywords

New Statesman; Libel; John Major; Clare Latimer; Scallywag

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