General election campaign-row over Labour NHS broadcast

Title

General election campaign-row over Labour NHS broadcast

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

26 Mar 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:36

Description

Report on general election campaigning today with the row over accuracy and leaking name of patient involved to the Daily Express (child Jennifer Bennett) in the Labour Party political broadcast on the health service dominating. With comment and reaction from Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown; Education Secretary Kenneth Clarke; Prime Minister John Major; Labour leader Neil Kinnock and his Press Secretary Julie Hall. Peter Murphy reports from Westminster.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Neil Kinnock; Kenneth Clarke; John Major; Paddy Ashdown; Julie Hall

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Newspapers; Health services; Conservative Party; NHS; Political parties; Children (age group); Health policy; Party politics; Liberal Democrats; General elections; Neil Kinnock; Identity; Election campaigns; Daily Express; Right to privacy; Jennifer Bennett

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