Michael Mates on Heseltine resignation

Title

Michael Mates on Heseltine resignation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine’s principal supporter throughout the Westland Helicopters affair, Michael Mates MP, says Heseltine felt gagged within the Cabinet. Heseltine tried to keep the Prime Minister out of the row, but now the European consortium has a much better chance of winning over the Westland shareholders than it did previously. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Michael Mates

Keywords

Government; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Michael Heseltine; Defence; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Westland Helicopters

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