Review of year in politics

Title

Review of year in politics

Genre

News report; Speech; Election coverage; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

27 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:34

Description

Kevin Murphy looks back on the year in politics as MPs go on their summer break including Conservative Party disunity, and rebellion over Maastricht Treaty ratification; black Wednesday; Norman Lamont being dismissed as Chancellor; VAT on fuel; rail privatisation; mine closures; legal reform. With announcement of Newbury by-election results (Tories lost). Commons speeches by Norman Lamont; Prime Minister John Major; Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown; Tory Michael Mates; Chairman of the Tory Party Norman Fowler;Transport Secretary John MacGregor; Labour Party leader John Smith; Tory rebel Bill Cash. Interviews with shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown; President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine; Home Secretary Michael Howard.

Contributors

Norman Fowler; Norman Lamont; John Major; Michael Mates; John Smith; Paddy Ashdown; John MacGregor; Gordon Brown; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Elections; Treaties; Politics; Government; Labour Party; Parliamentary bills; Economics; Conservative Party; Privatization; Europe; Law reform; Newbury; Maastricht Treaty; Rail industry; Liberal Democtrats

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