Conservative conference - First day

Title

Conservative conference - First day

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

8 Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:57

Description

Report on the first day of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool including new Party Chairman Norman Tebbit speaking one year on from the IRA bombing in Brighton. Includes extracts from Tebbit’s speech on the Labour Party and Liberal Party; and Energy Secretary Peter Walker’s speech on the miners’ strike. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Norman Tebbit; Peter Walker

Keywords

Politics; Labour Party; Strikes; Labour disputes; Terrorism; Conservative Party; Political conferences; Liberal Party; IRA; Political parties; Conferences; Coal miners; Party politics; Norman Tebbit; Neil Kinnock; Coal Strike (1984-1985); Blackpool; Bombs; Brighton; Strikes (events)

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