Parties attack each other in general election campaign

Title

Parties attack each other in general election campaign

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

30 Mar 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:18

Description

Report on the latest party attacks on each other after 2 weeks of general election campaigning. Prime Minister John Major speaks to the electorate in Cheltenham on his soapbox, Margaret Thatcher speaks on the campaign trail in Essex. Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown pledges to raise income tax to fund education, a policy shadow Education Secretary Jack Straw criticises. Peter Murphy reports from Westminster.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Murphy; Jack Straw; John Major; Paddy Ashdown

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Education; Conservative Party; Political parties; Educational policy; Party politics; Liberal Democrats; Income tax; General elections; Election campaigns; Essex; Cheltenham

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