General Election - Final campaigning

Title

General Election - Final campaigning

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Jun 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:04:18

Description

Peter Spencer reports on the final campaigning by the main parties in the 1983 General Election, with opinion polls showing a clear lead for the Conservatives. Speakers include: Billy Connolly, comedian; Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister; Neil Kinnock MP; David Steel, Liberal leader; Roy Jenkins, Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Peter Spencer; David Steel; Roy Jenkins; Neil Kinnock; Billy Connolly

Keywords

Elections; Labour Party; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; General elections; Political coalitions; Election campaigns

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