UK political reaction to world economic summit

Title

UK political reaction to world economic summit

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Jun 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:44

Description

Report on UK political reaction to the World Economic (G7) Summit in London after it ended with some saying it was merely an election campaign tool for US President Ronald Reagan. Speaking are Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock; Liberal Party leader David Steel; Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley; Conservative Party Chairman, John Selwyn Gummer; Lord Chancellor Lord Hailsham (Quintin Hogg); Shadow Foreign Secretary, Denis Healey. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

David Steel; Roy Hattersley; Denis Healey; Neil Kinnock; John Gummer; Peter Murphy?; Quintin Hogg

Keywords

Elections; Politics; London; Presidents; Party politics; Ronald Reagan; Summits (meetings); Election campaigns; International economic affairs

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