Bad week for Thatcher

Title

Bad week for Thatcher

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

3 May 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:45

Description

Report on a bad week for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with poor results for the Conservative Party in the county council elections; latest unemployment figures showing continued rise; Energy Secretary Peter Walker criticising her economic policy. Speaking are Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock; shadow Employment Secretary John Prescott; Peter Walker; Conservative Chairman John Gummer; SDP leader David Owen. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Peter Walker; David Owen; Neil Kinnock; John Prescott; John Gummer

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Political parties; Economic policy; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Local elections; Employment policy; Unemployment statistics; County coucils

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