Fallout from Sterling crisis

Title

Fallout from Sterling crisis

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Sep 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

Political editor Peter Murphy reports on Prime Minister John Major’s comments on the Sterling crisis that forced Britain to pull out of the European ERM. With Major defending Chancellor Norman Lamont’s actions after calls for his resignation and on the policies which will rebuild the British currency.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; John Major

Keywords

Economics; UK; Great Britain; Monetary policy; Currency devaluation; Exchange rates; Economic policy; Europe; Currencies; International monetary systems; Norman Lamont

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