David Owen on Richmond by-election results

Title

David Owen on Richmond by-election results

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:08

Description

David Owen on the Richmond (Yorkshire) by-election results where SDP candidate Mike Potter made a good showing and comments on poor showing by Paddy Ashdown’s SLD party. Would like to see a coalition of opposition parties to beat the Conservative government (who narrowly won the seat). For Update programme. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

David Owen; Peter Murphy?

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Conservative Party; Yorkshire; Party politics; SDP; Political coalitions; Paddy Ashdown; Richmond; Update (radio programme); SLD; Mike Potter

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