Parliamentary awards

Title

Parliamentary awards

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

28 Nov 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:35

Description

Havovi Todd reports on a Parliamentary awards ceremony given by The Spectator Magazine. Includes acceptance speeches by Parliamentarian of the Year Douglas Hurd; Party Leader of the Year, a nonplussed Paddy Ashdown (expected it to be Margaret Thatcher); Campaigner of the Year, Clare Short who has spoken out against Northern Ireland and trashy journalism; Tony Banks on behalf of Tony Benn, Backbencher Award winner; Member to Watch, Brian Wilson. Audio unclear in places.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd; Paddy Ashdown; Tony Banks; Clare Short; Brian Wilson; Havovi Todd

Keywords

Politics; Awards; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; Parliament; Politicians; Ceremonies; Tony Benn; Douglas Hurd

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