Conservative leadership crisis

Title

Conservative leadership crisis

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

6 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Peter Russell reports from the House of Commons after an embarrassing Conservative Party defeat in local elections raises questions over a leadership challenge to Prime Minister John Major. John Carlisle says he would consider standing if others decided he was right for the job. John Major says he will fight a challenge to his leadership and Labour Party leader John Smith and Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown comment. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

John Major; John Smith; Paddy Ashdown; John Carlisle; Peter Russell

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Internal politics; Conservative Party; Political leadership; Political parties; Local elections; Political leaders; John Major; Billboard (radio programme)

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