General election - Opinion polls, party leaders and hung parliament possibilities

Title

General election - Opinion polls, party leaders and hung parliament possibilities

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Jun 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:14

Description

Report on the 1987 General Election party campaigns; focuses on latest opinion polls and possibility of a hung parliament; also looks at personalities of party leaders. Includes press conference featuring Conservative chairman Norman Tebbit; interview with PM Margaret Thatcher; press conference featuring Labour leader Neil Kinnock; interviews with Liberal leader David Steel (interviewed by Peter Deeley?); SDP leader David Owen; Edward Heath. Reporter not identified (poss. Peter Spencer).

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Edward Heath; David Steel; Norman Tebbit; David Owen; Neil Kinnock; Peter Spencer?; Peter Deeley?

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political leadership; Political parties; SDP; General elections; Public opinion polls; Political coalitions; Election campaigns

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