Conservative conference proceedings

Title

Conservative conference proceedings

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Oct 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:08:23

Description

Coverage of the 1976 Conservative Party conference in Brighton. Speeches by Edward Heath; Home Affairs Spokesman Willie Whitelaw; Jane Kirk; Employment spokesman James Prior; Philip Taylor; Foreign Affairs Secretary Reginald Maudling; Dr Alastair Smith; Shadow Industry Minister Michael Heseltine and closing speech by party leader Margaret Thatcher. Issues covered include leadership of the party, economics, immigration, trade unions, foreign affairs, defence spending, devolution of the UK. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

James Prior; Margaret Thatcher; Edward Heath; William Whitelaw; Reginald Maudling; Michael Heseltine; Peter Murphy?; Jane Kirk; Philip Taylor; Alastair Smith

Keywords

Deportation; Politics; Foreign affairs; Trade unions; Economics; UK; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Immigration; Political leadership; Political parties; Devolution; Defence policy; Secret ballots

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