Patten reads announcement that Thatcher to stand down as MP

Title

Patten reads announcement that Thatcher to stand down as MP

Genre

Speech

TX Date

28 Jun 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:36

Description

Chris Patten, Conservative Party Chairman, reads an announcement to the Conservative Women’s conference informing delegates that former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is to leave the House of Commons, standing down as an MP, at the next General Election.

Contributors

Chris Patten

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Women; Conferences; Members of Parliament; Prime ministers; Politicians; Resignation (political)

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