General Election - Neil Kinnock controversy

Title

General Election - Neil Kinnock controversy

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

7 Jun 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:48

Description

Report on a pre-General Election controversy over remarks made by Labour education spokesman Neil Kinnock suggesting that it was a pity that soldiers had had to die in the Falkland Islands to prove Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had guts. Speakers include: Margaret Thatcher; Neil Kinnock; Michael Heseltine, Defence Secretary; David Steel, Liberal leader. Male reporter not identified (poss. Peter Murphy).

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; David Steel; Michael Heseltine; Neil Kinnock; Peter Murphy?

Keywords

Deaths; Elections; Labour Party; Margaret Thatcher; Conservative Party; Liberal Party; Political parties; SDP; SDP-Liberal Alliance; Falklands War (1982); War (concept); General elections; Political coalitions; Neil Kinnock; Soldiers; Wars (events); Election campaigns; War dead

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