John Major starts libel action
- Title
- John Major starts libel action
- Genre
- News report; Speech
- TX Date
- 29 Jan 1993
- Year of production
- 1993
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- Duration
- 00:00:30
- Description
- Julie Sedgwick reports that Prime Minister John Major has issued libel writs against the New Stateman and Scallywag magazines over allegations about his private life. Includes brief statement by Major who is in Oman.
- Contributors
- John Major; Julie Sedgwick
- Keywords
- New Statesman; Libel; John Major; Clare Latimer; Scallywag
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LBC/IRN, "John Major starts libel action". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000500345018 (Accessed 05 Feb 2026)