Tories react to Alan Howarth’s defection

Title

Tories react to Alan Howarth’s defection

Genre

Vox pop

TX Date

9 Oct 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:00:14

Description

Conservatives are gathering in Blackpool, on the eve of the party conference. The defection of former minister Alan Howarth to Labour has sent shock waves running through Conservative ranks, and seems set to overshadow the start of the week’s business. Locals in Howarth’s Stratford-on-Avon constituency react to the news.

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Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Members of Parliament; Stratford-on-Avon; Warwickshire; Alan Howarth

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