General election - Michael Foot on Conservative manifesto

Title

General election - Michael Foot on Conservative manifesto

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:20

Description

Labour Party leader Michael Foot says the Conservative Party manifesto oozes complacency. Roy Jenkins, leader of the Social Democrats, criticises the manifestos of both the Tories and the Labour Party. General Secretary of the Labour Party, Jim Mortimer criticises Conservative proposals to introduce more union legislation. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jim Mortimer; Roy Jenkins; Michael Foot

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Trade unions; Government; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Unemployment; Political manifestos; ACAS; Economic systems; Economic recession; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Politicians; General elections

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