John Taylor on Conservative race row

Title

John Taylor on Conservative race row

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:45

Description

Conservative parliamentary candidate, barristerJohn Taylor responds to questions about fellow Conservative, Bill Galbraith, who sparked a race row by saying he did not want a black man as his own MP. Speaks of the letter from Galbraith apologising and offering to help in Taylor’s election campaign; Taylor says the apology is enough, and the matter should be laid to rest. He also speaks of Prime Minister John Major’s saying the party should unite, although it has raised the race issue and made people look at their own feelings. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Taylor

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Government; Interethnic relations; Great Britain; Conservative Party; Political parties; England; Racism; Gloucestershire; John Major; Cheltenham; Bill Galbraith

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