Labour victory predicted at Walton by-election
- Title
- Labour victory predicted at Walton by-election
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
- TX Date
- 3 Jul 1991
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:06:07
- Description
- Graham White reports from Liverpool on the forthcoming Walton by-election where the Labour Party is set to win a substantial victory, a triumph for leader Neil Kinnock’s hard line against local members of the left-wing Militant Tendency. Polls point towards a win for official Labour candidate Peter Kilfoyle. Includes interviews/speeches with/by Sir Cyril Smith MP; shadow Environment Secretary, Bryan Gould; Chris Patten, Conservative Party Chairman; Paddy Ashdown, Liberal Democrats leader; Peter Kilfoyle; Lesley Mahmood, Walton Real Labour candidate; Michael Heseltine, Environment Secretary. Also includes music by Gerry and the Pacemakers.
- Contributors
- Michael Heseltine; Cyril Smith; Chris Patten; Paddy Ashdown; Bryan Gould; Lesley Mahmood; Peter Kilfoyle; Graham White
- Keywords
- Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Liverpool; Political parties; Liberal Democrats; Public opinion polls; Militant; Militant Tendency; Walton; Walton Real Labour; Peter Kilfoyle; Lesley Mahmood
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