Nigel Lawson explains resignation

Title

Nigel Lawson explains resignation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

5 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:33

Description

Extract from Brian Walden’s LWT Weekend World interview with former Chancellor Nigel Lawson following Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s claims on the previous week’s show that she did not know why he had resigned. Lawson says he made it clear to Thatcher that while Alan Walters remained her personal economic advisor, his position as Chancellor was untenable.

Contributors

Brian Walden; Nigel Lawson; LWT

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Cabinet ministers; Resignation (political); Alan Walters

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