Unemployment figures at record high

Title

Unemployment figures at record high

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

24 Jun 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:53

Description

Peter Allen reports on a House of Commons debate following the release of the Government’s latest unemployment figures showing record levels of people out of work in the UK. Speaking are: Employment Secretary Jim Prior; shadow Employment Secretary Eric Varley; Labour Party leader James Callaghan; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Contributors

James Callaghan; James Prior; Margaret Thatcher; Eric Varley; Peter Allen

Keywords

Politics; Unemployment; Employment statistics

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