Maastricht Treaty handed to lawyers

Title

Maastricht Treaty handed to lawyers

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

6 May 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:31

Description

Report on the Maastricht Treaty ratification, in particular the Social Chapter, and how politicians and unions are handing the problems to lawyers to sort out as they can’t agree on a way forward. Margaret Thacther is calling for a referendum on the issues. Speakers are Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd in the Commons; General Secretary of the GMB union John Edmonds; Labour Party leader John Smith; Conservative MPs Bill Cash and Peter Bottomley, and Sir Teddy Taylor in the Commons. Kevin Murphy reports.

Contributors

Peter Bottomley; Teddy Taylor; Douglas Hurd; John Smith; John Edmonds; Bill Cash; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Treaties; Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; UK; Conservative Party; Europe; European cooperation; General elections; International monetary systems; GMB; Maastricht

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