Parliamentary recess report

Title

Parliamentary recess report

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

28 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

Peter Murphy reports from Westminster at the start of the Parliamentary summer recess on the issues and events this session including poor European election results for the Conservative Party and the Democrats, and the Cabinet reshuffle. Includes interviews with Margaret Thatcher; Paddy Ashdown, Democrats leader; Geoffrey Howe, new deputy Prime Minister and Leader.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; Margaret Thatcher; Peter Murphy; Paddy Ashdown

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; EEC; Parliament; Conservative Party; Political parties; House of Commons; European Parliament; Geoffrey Howe; Cabinet ministers; Paddy Ashdown; Cabinet (politics); Political appointments

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