General Election - Labour broadcast (Jennifer’s Ear)

Title

General Election - Labour broadcast (Jennifer’s Ear)

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

25 Mar 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Peter Murphy reports on the 1992 UK General Election campaign in which a Labour Party broadcast focusing on the National Health Service has been attacked by the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. Includes statements by Prime Minister John Major; Chris Patten, Conservative Party Chairman; William Waldegrave, Health Secretary; Neil Kinnock, Labour Party leader; Charles Kennedy, Liberal Democrats president; Paddy Ashdown, Liberal Democrats leader. The controversial broadcast featured five year-old Jennifer Bennett and her delay in receiving treatment for an ear operation. The broadcast was later known as Jennifer’s Ear.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Neil Kinnock; John Major; Chris Patten; Charles Kennedy; William Waldegrave; Paddy Ashdown

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Health services; Conservative Party; NHS; Political parties; Children (age group); Liberal Democrats; General elections; Election campaigns; Political campaigns; Broadcasts

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