Major on Edinburgh EC summit achievements

Title

Major on Edinburgh EC summit achievements

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

14 Dec 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:07

Description

Prime Minister John Major has been explaining to Members of Parliament what was achieved at the Edinburgh EC summit. In his speech he commends the work of Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Chancellor Norman Lamont however, with rising unemployment, Labour Party leader John Smith criticises his employment policy. The Danish referendum vote on the Maastricht Treaty and British ratification of it are still issues of contention. Report by Des Fahy from Westminster.

Contributors

John Major; John Smith; Des Fahy

Keywords

Treaties; Referenda; Unemployment; Members of Parliament; Employment policy; Summits (meetings); Edinburgh; Norman Lamont; Maastricht Treaty; Douglas Hurd; Denmark; EC

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