Tony Blair elected Labour Party leader - reaction in Sedgefield

Title

Tony Blair elected Labour Party leader - reaction in Sedgefield

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Speech; Election coverage

TX Date

21 Jul 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Jim Proudfoot reports from the Trimdon Labour Club in the Sedgefield constituency on the election of Tony Blair as the new leader of the Labour Party and John Prescott as deputy leader. Includes excerpt from announcement of Blair’s victory by Pauline Smith; vox pop with Labour members; interviews with Alan Milburn MP-Labour and friend of Blair; Robert Maclennan MP-Liberal Democrat.

Contributors

Robert Maclennan; Pauline Smith; Jim Proudfoot; Alan Milburn

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Political leadership; Political parties; Tony Blair; Political leaders; County Durham; Trimdon Labour Club; Sedgefield

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