Conservative peer on Thatcher’s anti-Euro stance

Title

Conservative peer on Thatcher’s anti-Euro stance

Genre

Interview

TX Date

23 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:28

Description

Eve Conway interviews Conservative peer and former vice-president of the European Commission, Lord Cockfield (Arthur Cockfield), who accuses Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of ruining Britain’s position in the Common Market because of her anti-European stance. He says the party’s defeat in the recent European elections was because of the hostile position taken towards the EEC. Broadcast on the LBC AM programme.

Contributors

Eve Conway; Arthur Cockfield

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; EEC; UK; Great Britain; Conservative Party; Prime ministers; Europe; Lords; Peers; Arthur Cockfield

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