Rivals react to Tory leadership contest first round results

Title

Rivals react to Tory leadership contest first round results

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:00:23

Description

UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (speaking from Paris where she was at a world security summit) and leadership challenger Michael Heseltine give their reaction to press to the results of the first round of the Conservative Party leadership contest. The contest will go to a second round as Thatcher did not get a high enough margin to win outright.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Michael Heseltine

Keywords

Elections; Internal politics; Conservative Party; Political leadership; Ballots

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