Prescott pulls out of bid for Labour deputy leader

Title

Prescott pulls out of bid for Labour deputy leader

Genre

Interview

TX Date

20 Jan 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:17

Description

Peter Murphy interview with John Prescott on standing down from his challenge for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party because he was worried that an election battle would lead to a damaging public row and damage attempts to unite the party. He denies that he was pressurised into the decision by leader, Neil Kinnock.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; John Prescott

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Political parties; Party politics; Neil Kinnock; Democracy

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