Major calls for party unity on Europe

Title

Major calls for party unity on Europe

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

7 Mar 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:10

Description

David Addis reports on Prime Minister John Major’s address to the Conservative Central Council conference in Harrogate yesterday, in which he appeared to appeal to euro rebels rather than threaten them. Includes extracts, with Major calling for party unity in view of the government’s reduced majority and for future electroral success; rebel Bill Cash remaining unmoved and calling for a referendum on the Maastricht Treaty; leader John Smith answering Major’s criticism of the Labour Party for talking down Britain’s economic prospects.

Contributors

John Major; John Smith; Bill Cash; David Addis

Keywords

Treaties; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Conferences; Economic systems; Europe; Harrogate; John Major; Maastricht

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