Liberal conference - nuclear defence

Title

Liberal conference - nuclear defence

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

24 Sep 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:10

Description

Peter Spencer reports on Day 2 of the Liberal Party conference in Eastbourne. Party leader David Steel discusses the subject of Britain’s nuclear defence. The party had voted against the defence policy. Ruth Addison Coleman and Leighton Andrews declare that the decision is what the public want, and that the arms race is a lunatic competition.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; David Steel; Ruth Addison Coleman; Leighton Andrews; Frances Thelway(?); William Wallace

Keywords

Political conferences; Liberal Party; International relations; Political parties; Conferences; Defence; Nuclear weapons; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance

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