Margaret Thatcher speech to Tory women’s conference

Title

Margaret Thatcher speech to Tory women’s conference

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

24 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:47

Description

Peter Spencer reports from Westminster on a speech by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to the Conservative women’s conference at the Central Hall, Westminster, London (with excerpts). She defends her government’s handling of the economy following an increase interest rates. She also criticises the Labour Party’s defence policy and talks about the Government’s European policy. See Further information for a transcript of the speech.

Further information

http://www.margaretthatcher.org/speeches/displaydocument.asp?docid=107675

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Spencer

Keywords

Politics; London; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Economics; EEC; UK; Conservative Party; Political parties; Conferences; Economic policy; Interest rates; Defence policy; Europe

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