Paddy Ashdown on Richmond by-election poor result

Title

Paddy Ashdown on Richmond by-election poor result

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:36

Description

SLD Party leader Paddy Ashdown, having lost out to David Owen’s SDP in the Richmond (Yorkshire) by-election. He says they now need to work together in a political coalition to beat Margaret Thatcher. For Update programme. Male interviewer not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

Paddy Ashdown; Peter Murphy?

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Yorkshire; David Owen; Party politics; SDP; Political coalitions; Richmond; SLP; John Cameron Cartwright; Update (radio prgramme)

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