Durham Miners Gala

Title

Durham Miners Gala

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

12 Jul 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:29

Description

Report covering speeches at the Durham Coal Miners Gala. Tony Benn calling for the Labour Party to concentrate on its real work of defeating Margaret Thatcher at the next election. Arthur Scargill on a future Labour government showing loyalty to the working classes. Neil Kinnock, Labour leader, in response, on not living in the past. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Arthur Scargill; Tony Benn; Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Coal miners; General elections; Durham

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