Darlington by-election - Cecil Parkinson interview

Title

Darlington by-election - Cecil Parkinson interview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 Mar 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:01:39

Description

Interview with Conservative Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson during campaigning prior to the Darlington by-election. He speaks about the proposed closure of the Shildon railway engineering works in County Durham which has become an election issue. Male interviewer not identified. Background noise heard.

Contributors

Cecil Parkinson

Keywords

Elections; Politics; British Rail; Conservative Party; Political parties; Engineering; Darlington; Election campaigns; Redundancies; Shildon

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