John Major off record remarks debated

Title

John Major off record remarks debated

Genre

News report; Press conference; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

26 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

Peter Murphy reports from Westminster on Parliament’s reaction to Prime Minister John Major’s off the record comments calling 3 members of his cabinet bastards subsequently published in the papers. Includes Commons speeches by Labour’s David Winnick, Dennis Skinner and Speaker Betty Boothroyd on the bad language he used; and John Major dodging questions at a press conference (one by Aled Bolton, Sky News).

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Dennis Skinner; Betty Boothroyd; John Major; David Winnick; Aled Bolton

Keywords

Newspapers; Cabinet ministers; John Major

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