General election campaign-row over Labour NHS broadcast

Title

General election campaign-row over Labour NHS broadcast

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

26 Mar 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:25

Description

Report on the continuing row over the authenticity of the Labour Party’s general election broadcast on the NHS and how the name of the subject Jennifer Bennett, 8, was leaked to the Daily Express. Labour leader Neil Kinnock and his Press Secretary Julie Hall deny a leak from within the party. Labour campaign co-ordinator Jack Cunningham has suggested the Conservative Party leaked the name. Health Secretary William Waldegrave admits the girl’s grandfather had been in contact but denies leaking the name. Peter Murphy reports from Westminster.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Neil Kinnock; William Waldegrave; Julie Hall

Keywords

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

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