David Steel to quit Parliament

Title

David Steel to quit Parliament

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Jun 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:01:41

Description

Leslie Railton reports on the decision of former Liberal leader Sir David Steel to quit Parliament at the next General Election. Steel denies this is because he fears losing his job as Liberal Democrats foreign affairs spokesman in the next party reshuffle and refutes rumours of an alleged rift with Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown. Includes interview extracts with Steel.

Contributors

David Steel; Leslie Railton

Keywords

Liberal Party; Political parties; David Steel; Members of Parliament; Liberal Democrats; Politicians; Resignation (political)

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