Social Chapter confidence vote
- Title
- Social Chapter confidence vote
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 24 Jul 1993
- Year of production
- 1993
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- Duration
- 00:01:47
- Description
- Interview with Labour Party leader John Smith following Prime Minister John Major’s victory in the confidence vote on the Social Chapter of the Maastricht Treaty, which he had to call after Conservative Party rebels caused a defeat the night before. On the PM having to make this a confidence vote to win, what removing the Social Chapter means, if the PM has damaged his credibility and the Tory alliance with the Ulster Unionists. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- John Smith
- Keywords
- Treaties; Parliamentary bills; Parliament; Conservative Party; Political leadership; Europe; Party politics; John Major; Ulster Unionists; Maastricht Treaty
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