Thatcher attacks Ridley

Title

Thatcher attacks Ridley

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

8 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:50

Description

Kevin Murphy reports on 2 rebukes of Environment Minister Nicholas Ridley by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over a wrong briefing for the amount intended for the UN environmental programme, and his handling of explanations of water privatisation proposals. Includes press conference with Thatcher and Ridley; speech by Thatcher; speeches in the Commons from Labour leader Neil Kinnock and Thatcher in reply. For AM programme.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock; Nicholas Ridley; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Politics; Government; Parliament; UN; Privatization; Environment; Environmental conservation; Water companies; AM (radio programme); Nicholas Ridley

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