Healey visits USSR

Title
Healey visits USSR
Genre
News report; Press conference
TX Date
13 May 1987
Year of production
1987
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Duration
00:03:57
Description
Report on visit of Shadow Foreign Secretary Denis Healey to the Soviet Union. Speaking to reporters at Heathrow Airport Healey says his claim the Soviets are praying for a Labour victory in the forthcoming General Election in Britain was a light-hearted comment; on Labour defence policy of nuclear disarmament; importance of UK to the USSR as a part of the EEC and NATO Western Alliance. Reporter not identified (poss. Paul Woodley).
Contributors
Denis Healey; Paul Woodley?
Keywords
Elections; Politics; Labour Party; UK; USSR; International relations; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Defence policy; General elections

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