Parliament debates sleaze allegations

Title

Parliament debates sleaze allegations

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

28 Oct 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:05:56

Description

Political editor Ed Boyle reports on a House of Commons debate over the Gurdian’s allegations of sleaze on the part of ministers including Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Jonathan Aitken. Includes speech by Shadow Chancellor, Gordon Brown with interjections by Speaker, Betty Boothroyd and reply by Aitken; speeches attacking each other at Prime Minister’s Question Time by Prime Minister John Major and Labour Party leader Tony Blair; Tony Newton, Leader of the House, announces upcoming holiday. On London Newstalk.

Contributors

Betty Boothroyd; John Major; Tony Blair; Tony Newton; Jonathan Aitken; Ed Boyle; Gordon Brown

Keywords

Politics; Newspapers; Political corruption; Cabinet ministers; Guardian

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