John Major’s first speech as leader

Title

John Major’s first speech as leader

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

Mar 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:05:05

Description

Report on the new UK Prime Minister John Major’s first speech as Conservative Party leader, during the spring conference in Southport (23/03/91) where he lays out his policies and criticises the Labour Party opposition. Includes excerpts from the speech; brief interview with Major; vox pop with delegates. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Major

Keywords

Labour Party; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Lancashire; Conferences; Prime ministers; Political leaders; John Major; Southport

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