Liberal conference - David Steel on defence

Title

Liberal conference - David Steel on defence

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

23 Sep 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:33

Description

Liberal leader David Steel at the Liberal Party conference in Eastbourne. He declares his stance on nuclear defence, stating that if Britain were to rid itself of nuclear weapons it would have no world standing. It would be better to minimise the number of nuclear weapons across Europe, he says. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

David Steel

Keywords

Politics; Political conferences; Liberal Party; Political parties; Conferences; Defence; Nuclear weapons; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Disarmament

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