Peter Jay appointment as US ambassador

Title

Peter Jay appointment as US ambassador

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 May 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:04:52

Description

Ed Boyle reports on the appointment of Peter Jay (Prime Minister James Callaghan’s son-in-law) as UK Ambassador to the United States amid accusations of favouritism and nepotism. Includes interviews with MPs Neil Kinnock (Labour) and Winston Churchill (Conservative).

Contributors

Neil Kinnock; Ed Boyle; Winston Churchill (b. 1940)

Keywords

USA; Politics; James Callaghan; Diplomats; Peter Jay

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