Labour launches local election campaign
- Title
- Labour launches local election campaign
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference; Vox pop; Speech
- TX Date
- 18 Apr 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:04:15
- Description
- Report on the launch of the Labour Party’s campaign for local council elections with getting rid of poll tax (community charge) a priority for the party and where two Conservative Party MPs disrupted Labour leader Neil Kinnock’s speech. Includes speech by Neil Kinnock; reaction from Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown; shadow Environment Secretary Bryan Gould speech; and vox pops of protesters. Paul Rowley reports.
- Contributors
- Neil Kinnock; Paul Rowley; Paddy Ashdown; Bryan Gould
- Keywords
- Politics; Local authorities; Labour Party; Political protests; Conservative Party; Political parties; Party politics; Community charge; Local elections; Local taxation; Election campaigns; Electoral issues
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