New Statesman apology over Major private life allegations
- Title
- New Statesman apology over Major private life allegations
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 1 Feb 1993
- Year of production
- 1993
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- Duration
- 00:01:16
- Description
- New Statesman Editor Steve Platt speaking after lawyers for the magazine issued a statement apologising to Prime Minister John Major over an article about his private life and for any distress caused to him and caterer Clare Latimer, who was named in the story. Platt says the article was never intended to smear the PM and he hopes Major and Latimer will now drop their legal action. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Steve Platt
- Keywords
- New Statesman; Libel; Periodicals; John Major; Clare Latimer
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LBC/IRN, "New Statesman apology over Major private life allegations". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000600304018 (Accessed 17 May 2025)