General election - Kinnock first campaign speech

Title

General election - Kinnock first campaign speech

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

May 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:58

Description

Report on Labour leader Neil Kinnock’s first election campaign speech in which he attacks the Conservative Party and Margaret Thatcher and says they have not achieved economic recovery. He also sings We Shall Overcome. Male reporter not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).

Contributors

Neil Kinnock; Mark Mardell?

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Education; Conservative Party; Employment; Economic recovery; General elections; Election campaigns

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