Social Chapter confidence vote

Title

Social Chapter confidence vote

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

23 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:18

Description

Peter Murphy reports on stormy debate in the Commons on a vote on the Maastricht Treaty Social Chapter, made a confidence vote by Prime Minister John Major (who wants to reject the Chapter), following Conservative Party rebels causing a defeat last night. Includes Commons speeches by Major; Labour Party leader John Smith; Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown; Tory rebel Bill Cash; former Labour Whip Frank Cook; Speaker Betty Boothroyd. And declaration of result- Tories carried the vote.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Betty Boothroyd; John Major; John Smith; Paddy Ashdown; Bill Cash; Frank Cook

Keywords

Treaties; Parliamentary bills; Parliament; Conservative Party; Political leadership; Europe; Party politics; Maastricht Treaty

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