Ian Gilmour sacked for criticising Thatcherite policies
- Title
- Ian Gilmour sacked for criticising Thatcherite policies
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Sep 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:02:16
- Description
- Richard Bestic interviews Sir Ian Gilmour following his sacking by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as Lord Privy Seal and Government spokesman on Foreign and Commonwealth affairs. Gilmour confirms he will continue to try to influence the Conservative Party Government from the backbenches to modify its right wing Thatcherite policies.
- Contributors
- Ian Gilmour; Richard Bestic
- Keywords
- Politics; Government; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Political parties; Members of Parliament; Prime ministers; Foreign offices; Government policy; Dismissal from employment; Ian Gilmour
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