Bernard Weatherill elected Speaker

Title

Bernard Weatherill elected Speaker

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

16 Jun 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:04:16

Description

Report on the election of Bernard Weatherill as the new Speaker of the House of Commons after the 1983 General Election. Speaking are MPs: Humphrey Atkins, Jack Dormand, Sir Robin Maxwell-Hyslop, Bernard Weatherill. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy). See Further Information for a transcript of the debate.

Further information

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1983/jun/15/election-of-speaker >

Contributors

Humphrey Atkins; Peter Murphy?; Bernard Weatherill; Robin Maxwell-Hyslop; Jack Dormand

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Parliament; House of Commons; Political appointments; Bernard Weatherill

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