Thatcher rejects single currency at summit

Title

Thatcher rejects single currency at summit

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

27 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

Helen Costello reports on the outcome of talks in Rome on monetary union which have brought a European common currency a step nearer. UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has pledged not to give in to pressure from other European Community leaders over the issue, saying it goes against the wishes of the British people. Includes speech to press by Thatcher; reaction from Labour foreign affairs spokesman George Robertson and Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Paddy Ashdown; George Robertson; Helen Costello

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; EEC; European union; International relations; Prime ministers; Europe; Summits (meetings); Single currency (Europe); International monetary systems; Rome

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