Conservative conference - Thatcher arrives to support

Title

Conservative conference - Thatcher arrives to support

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

7 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:29

Description

Reporter Kevin Murphy was there to trail in Baroness Thatcher’s wake as she visited a Young Conservative fringe meeting in Blackpool at the Conservative Party conference, and hears from supporters there. Also includes actuality and vox pop as she arrived at the Imperial Hotel and Michael Portillo, Chief Secretary to the Treasury interview saying you can support Thatcher and current leader John Major. Follows Daily Mirror leaks of her memoirs to be published shortly claiming she called Major a second-rate politician.

Contributors

Michael Portillo; Kevin Murphy

Keywords

Politics; Daily Mirror; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Autobiographies; Politicians; Blackpool; Political leaders; John Major

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