Ashdown addresses constituency party after affair revelation

Title

Ashdown addresses constituency party after affair revelation

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

8 Feb 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:00

Description

Report on a speech (with excerpts) by Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown to his local constituency party at Yeovil at their AGM meeting - the first engagement since stolen documents led to the revelation he had an affair with his former secretary Tricia Howard 5 years ago. His wife Jane was presented with a bouquet of flowers while constituency chairman Miles Rake(?) is critical of press handling of the affair. Report by Manfred Roxon.

Contributors

Paddy Ashdown; Manfred Roxon; Miles Rake(?)

Keywords

Press; Political parties; Liberal Democrats; Paddy Ashdown; Political leaders; Meetings; Extra-marital sex; Right to privacy; Tricia Howard; Jane Ashdown; Yeovil

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