US TV interview with newly elected Prime Minister John Major

Title

US TV interview with newly elected Prime Minister John Major

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:06

Description

3 Extracts from newly elected Prime Minister John Major’s interview with Gene Randall on American television.1.The resignation of Soviet Foreign Secretary Eduard Shevardnadze and a possible crackdown in the Soviet Union.2. His support for the sending of American Secretary of State James Baker to see Saddam Hussein over the Gulf War.3. Differences in substance and style from his predecessor Margaret Thatcher and his stance on the hated poll tax (community charge).

Contributors

John Major; Gene Randall

Keywords

Margaret Thatcher; UK; USSR; Political leadership; Prime ministers; Community charge; Government policy; Local taxation; Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Eduard Shevardnadze

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