Newsflash on resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson

Title

Newsflash on resignation of Chancellor Nigel Lawson

Genre

News report; Interview; News bulletin; Advertisement; Trailer

TX Date

26 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:07:29

Description

LBC Crown FM newsflash read by Richard Dallyn announcing Chancellor Nigel Lawson has resigned. Includes on-the-spot report by Ed Boyle and interview with Ken Livingstone MP. Also includes news bulletin read by Allan King (edited); advertisements (including early Vodafone commercial); trailer for financial news with Marie Kinsey. The newsflash was broadcast at 17.55. Notes say words from his resignation letter good for review of the year.

Contributors

Ken Livingstone; Nigel Lawson; Richard Dallyn; Marie Kinsey; Ed Boyle; Allan King; LBC Crown FM

Keywords

Conservative Party; Nigel Lawson; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Mobile phones; Alan Walters; Vodafone

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