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Landslide victory for Labour in Shadwell

Title
Landslide victory for Labour in Shadwell
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop; Election coverage
TX Date
16 Sep 1994
Year of production
1994
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Duration
00:04:40
Description
Max Cotton reports from the Shadwell local council by-election in Tower Hamlets, where the British National Party fielded a candidate and the Anti-Nazi League demonstrated outside. He asks locals what they think about the disturbance but is unable to find any BNP supporters in the crowd. Includes announcement of the result (a landslide victory for the Labour Party, followed by the Liberal Democrats, with the BNP in third place). Interviews with candidates: Michael Keith, Labour; Richard Roberts, Liberal Democrat; Paul Ingham, Conservative. BNP candidate, Gordon Callow, is prevented from commenting by his press officer.
Contributors
Max Cotton; Richard Roberts; Michael Keith; Paul Ingham; Gordon Callow
Keywords
Elections; Politics; London; Local government; Labour Party; Interethnic relations; Conservative Party; Demonstrations; Political parties; Tower Hamlets; Anti-Nazi League; Racism; Liberal Democrats; Election campaigns; Anti-racism; BNP; Shadwell

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