Robert Hughes resigns after affair with secretary

Title

Robert Hughes resigns after affair with secretary

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop

TX Date

7 Mar 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:05:10

Description

Harry Beer reports on the resignation from the post of junior minister for the Citizens Charter, Robert Hughes (Conservative) over an extra-marital affair with his secretary. In a press conference he says he resigned to spend time patching up his marriage. With comment from Joyce Nickolay, Chairman of the Harrow West Constituency Association; vox pop with constituents, generally supporting him; Matthew Parris from The Times; Andrew Roth, who has edited Parliamentary profiles describes the new appointee John Horam Orpington MP.

Contributors

Andrew Roth; Matthew Parris; Harry Beer; Joyce Nickolay; Robert Gurth Hughes

Keywords

Politics; Members of Parliament; Politicians; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Political scandals; Harrow; John Horam; Robert Gurth Hughes

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