Tory welfare spending cuts and Major visit to West Country

Title

Tory welfare spending cuts and Major visit to West Country

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

9 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:27

Description

Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports on Prime Minister John Major’s announcement of cuts in welfare spending (with Major’s announcement); Exeter councillor Dr Adrian Rogers and Chairman of the Torridge and West Devon Conservative constituency association Geoffrey Cleverdon on Major’s speech to the West Country members on his rallying visit; Labour’s deputy Leader Margaret Beckett says the Tories have got the public finances in a difficult state. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

John Major; Margaret Beckett; Kevin Murphy; Adrian Rogers; Geoffrey Cleverdon

Keywords

Social security; Cost reduction; Conservative Party; Social policy; Party politics; Government spending; Kenneth Clarke; Social welfare

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