Cecil Parkinson on Conservative Way Forward group

Title

Cecil Parkinson on Conservative Way Forward group

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Mar 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

Interview with former Conservative Party cabinet minister, Cecil Parkinson, about the formation of the new Conservative Way Forward group, a Tory rightwing backbench pressure group. Members include former ministers Parkinson, John Moore, Norman Tebbit, Lord Keith Joseph and Sir George Gardiner. Parkinson says the group has been formed to help new Prime Minister John Major, not to oppose him. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Cecil Parkinson

Keywords

Conservative Party; Political parties; John Major; Political pressure groups; Conservative Way Forward

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