Neil Kinnock on first round results of Tory leadership contest

Title

Neil Kinnock on first round results of Tory leadership contest

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:15

Description

Neil Kinnock, Labour Party leader, is interviewed on the results of the first round of the Conservative Party leadership contest in which Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher failed an outright win over Michael Heseltine; damage the contest has done to the Tories; his motion of no confidence in the government to get a general election. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Neil Kinnock

Keywords

Elections; Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political leadership; Michael Heseltine; Ballots; Prime ministers; General elections

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