Members’ Interests

Title

Members’ Interests

Genre

Interview; Discussion; Special

TX Date

11 Jun 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:45:08

Description

Members’ Interests programme presented by Graham Leach. Includes interview with Conservative MP Matthew Carrington on planned boundary changes expanding his Fulham constituency, public transport in the capital and proposed London hospital closures. Discussion on the Labour Party’s all women shortlist policy between Labour MP Judith Church and disappointed male candidate Peter Jepson, who is taking his claim for sex discrimination to an industrial tribunal. And in Wired for Sound piece Claire Whelan, prospective Conservative Party parliamentary candidate and secretary to MP Edwina Currie is heard going about and talking about her daily life and work. Breaks in recording. On London News 97.3FM.

Contributors

Matthew Carrington; Graham Leach; Judith Church; London News 97.3; Peter Jepson; Claire Whelan

Keywords

Politics; London; Labour Party; Public transport; Political parties; Women; Hospitals; Equal opportunity; Members of Parliament; Gender discrimination; Politicians; Parliamentary candidates; Industrial tribunals; Edwina Currie; Fulham; Constitutency boundaries; Claire Whelan

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