Westland affair - Michael Heseltine on Leon Brittan

Title

Westland affair - Michael Heseltine on Leon Brittan

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:38

Description

Former Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine on his decision to resign over the Westland Helicopters Affair, and on Trade and Industry Secretary Leon Brittan’s failure to persuade him that it was the wrong decision. He says that he had asked whether there was a British Aerospace view on the matter; he had not been told there was. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Michael Heseltine

Keywords

Government; Conservative Party; Michael Heseltine; British Aerospace; Defence; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Leon Brittan; Westland Helicopters

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