Miners strike - Leaked letters on government’s involvement

Title

Miners strike - Leaked letters on government’s involvement

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

6 Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Press conference with Conservative Party Chairman John Gummer, defending Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over letters leaked to the Daily Mirror and appearing in an article by Paul Foot that had details about the government’s involvement in the miners dispute.

Contributors

John Gummer

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Trade unions; Government; Newspapers; Daily Mirror; Margaret Thatcher; Press; Coal mining; Conservative Party; NUM; Coal miners; NCB; Europe; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Paul Foot; Strikes (events)

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