Labour leader John Smith dies

Title

Labour leader John Smith dies

Genre

Interview; Speech; Election coverage; Obituary

TX Date

12 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:07:05

Description

Mark Phillips looks back on the life and political career of Labour Party leader John Smith following his unexpected death this morning from a heart attack last week aged 55. Includes Smith’s comments following his heart attack in 1989; reaction to becoming leader in 1992 (result heard being announced); first speech as party leader; haranguing of PM John Major in the Commons; speech to the 1993 party conference calling for one member one vote, and his reaction when the reforms went through; extract from LBC interview earlier this year on his political convictions.

Contributors

John Smith; Mark Phillips

Keywords

Deaths; Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; Political conferences; Political leadership; Conferences; Electoral reform; Politicians; Political leaders; Heart arrest; Politicial parties; John Smith

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