Conservative conference - Michael Portillo on defence policy

Title

Conservative conference - Michael Portillo on defence policy

Genre

Interview

TX Date

10 Oct 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Peter Deeley interviews Defence Secretary Michael Portillo in the Blackpool studio following his speech at the 1995 Conservative Party conference in Blackpool, where he announced the formation of a new UK rapid response strike force formed from the army, navy and RAF and scorned the idea of a common European defence policy. He also talks about the benefits of being able to send Cruise missiles down chimneys.

Contributors

Peter Deeley; Michael Portillo

Keywords

Politics; Armed forces; Great Britain; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Political parties; Conferences; Defence policy; Missiles; Blackpool

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