General Election - Opinion polls show Conservative lead

Title

General Election - Opinion polls show Conservative lead

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

Jun 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:05:45

Description

Report on the results of the latest opinion polls prior to the 1983 General Election, which indicate a clear lead for the Conservative Party and a fall in the Labour vote due to a rise in popularity for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The report also examines campaigning by some of the fringe parties. Speakers include: Michael Foot, Labour leader (on BBC’s Panorama programme); Neil Kinnock MP; Michael Heseltine, Defence Secretary; Roy Jenkins, SDP leader; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister; John Tyndall, British National Party; Gerry Pocock, Communist Party. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Michael Heseltine; Roy Jenkins; Michael Foot; Neil Kinnock; BBC; John Tyndall; Gerry Pocock

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Communist Party; Political parties; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Political coalitions; Election campaigns; Opinion polls; British National Party

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