John Major in European row

Title

John Major in European row

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

12 Dec 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:01

Description

Parliamentary correspondent Max Cotton reports on reaction to remarks by UK Prime Minister, John Major, in which he described European leaders as not being able to locate their own parliaments with a guide dog. The remark was made during exchanges over the weekend’s European Council meeting in Essen. Includes excerpts from a House of Commons debate in which the PM was questioned about the possibility of a referendum over the European Union.

Contributors

John Major; Max Cotton

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; International relations; Prime ministers; Europe; John Major; EU

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