John Taylor is Cheltenham’s Tory candidate
- Title
- John Taylor is Cheltenham’s Tory candidate
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:03:27
- Description
- Tim Webb reports from Cheltenham on the announcement of black candidate John Taylor as the Conservative’s PPC. Cheltenham’s Conservative Party Chair, Monica Drinkwater, announces the result of the vote; Taylor gives a victory speech; Nick Leach(?) (one of the so-called Cheltenham Eight) and Bob Williams (who also opposed Taylor’s selection) play down the racial factor and promise their support; retiring Conservative MP, Sir Charles Irving welcomes his successor.
- Contributors
- Charles Irving; John Taylor; Bob Williams; Tim Webb; Monica Drinkwater; Nick Leach(?)
- Keywords
- Politics; Conservative Party; Racism; Black peoples; Ethnic groups; Parliamentary candidates; Cheltenham; John Taylor
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