John Major’s honours system changes

Title

John Major’s honours system changes

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

4 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Paul Rowley reports from Westminister on Prime Minister John Major’s announcement of changes to the honours system. Includes speech by Major on the changes; exchange between Major and Labour Party leader John Smith over the retention of political honours and knighthoods for Conservative Party supporters; Labour MP Tony Benn calling for the abolition of the whole honours system; Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown arguing for the system to be vested in an independent commission; Conservative MP Sir Peter Tapsell on his own political honour.

Contributors

Tony Benn; John Major; Paul Rowley; John Smith; Paddy Ashdown; Peter Tapsell

Keywords

Honours; Knighthoods; John Major; Honours system

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