George Thomas retirement as Speaker

Title

George Thomas retirement as Speaker

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

13 May 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:06:41

Description

Report on the retirement of the Speaker of the House of Commons George Thomas and the search for his successor. Includes excerpts from his Parliamentary speeches and contributions from Dennis Skinner and Ron Brown being disorderly. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

George Thomas; Dennis Skinner; Peter Murphy?; Ron Brown

Keywords

Parliament; House of Commons; Members of Parliament; Retirement; George Thomas; Polticians

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