John Major’s first day as Foreign Secretary

Title

John Major’s first day as Foreign Secretary

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

25 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:34

Description

Michael O’Neill interviews new Foreign Secretary John Major, along with other reporters outside the Foreign Office on his first day at the new job; receiving the appointment; issues his foreign policy will be concerned with; help he’ll get from Geoffrey Howe, the former Foreign Secretary.

Contributors

John Major; Michael O’Neill

Keywords

Government; Margaret Thatcher; Great Britain; Geoffrey Howe; Hong Kong; Foreign policy; Europe; Argentina; Foreign Office; Political appointments; AM (radio programme)

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